Quillen v. State

The defendant below, Brad Quillen, appeals the trial court’s summary denial of his motion to withdraw plea under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(0. After accepting Quillen’s no contest plea pursuant to a negotiated agreement with the state, the trial court subsequently imposed a sentence far beyond that contemplated in the negotiated plea. We conclude that the trial court was required to allow Quillen an opportunity to withdraw his plea once the judge decided to enhance Quillen’s sentence beyond the terms of the negotiated plea. We further conclude that Quillen’s trial counsel…