Hirjee v. State

Phipps, Judge.

On May 17, 2002, Fidahussein R. Hirjee pled guilty to theft by shoplifting. Eleven days later, he filed a motion pro se attempting to withdraw his guilty plea on the ground that his plea had been coerced by “the system” that had made it too difficult for him to post bond. He claimed that had he not pled guilty, he would have remained in jail indefinitely. After a hearing, the court found that Hirjee’s plea had been entered voluntarily and thus denied the motion. Hirjee appeals. Because the record reveals that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hirjee’s…