Barreto v. State

Sylvette Barreto entered no contest pleas to two counts of sexual battery on a child over the age of twelve by a person in familial or custodial authority. On appeal, she contends that her plea was involuntary because she was under the influence of prescription medication at the time of the plea. We affirm.

We begin our discussion by observing that F. Wesley Blankner, Jr., Barreto’s appellate counsel, also served as her trial counsel. Counsel requested and was given three time extensions to prepare the initial brief. Despite the generous time allotted, the entire argument put forth by counsel…