Wilson v. State

Appellant seeks review of the trial court’s order summarily denying his motion for post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Appellant raised four points in his motion. In Point I, he alleged that he involuntarily entered a nolo contendere plea in response to the public defender’s coercion and lack of preparation “to go to trial in a case like [appellant’s].” In Point II, appellant asserted that he was denied effective assistance of counsel through the public defender’s failure to investigate or prepare appellant’s case for trial. If these allegations are true,…