Legal Opinion

Scheller v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 3, 1976No. 75-1468PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHEB, Judge.

In this appeal appellant/defendant contends the trial judge erred in failing to inquire into the voluntariness of his plea as required by Rule 3.170(j) RCrP.

The appellant’s point on appeal is well taken in that we find this record is completely devoid of any colloquy whatsoever on the question of voluntariness of the appellant’s plea. A guilty plea, to be *877accepted, requires an affirmative showing that it was entered intelligently and voluntarily. This is fundamental to the validity of any such plea since after it has been accepted, nothing remains but to enter judgment and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  3. Williamson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Caristi v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. Hall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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