Marriott v. State

Appellant Michael Marriott appeals from a final order of the Broward circuit court which summarily denied his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of whether appellant’s nolo contendere plea was knowingly and voluntarily made.

*729Appellant, who is from Jamaica, was charged with trafficking in cocaine, to which he entered a plea of nolo contendere on December 11, 1989. In accepting appellant’s plea, the trial court failed to inform him, as required by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure…