Padgett v. State

We affirm an order denying Padgett’s motion to withdraw his plea. Padgett claimed that he was coerced into entering the plea. The trial court conducted an evidentiary hearing at which conflicting testimony was presented.

The record reflects no abuse of discretion in the court’s rejecting Padgett’s version of the events and concluding that there was no coercion. See Stephens v. State, 748 So.2d 1028 (Fla.1999); Schmidt v. State, 764 So.2d 618 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Padgett further asserts that the trial court erred when it failed to inform him of the maximum penalty for the offenses to which he…