LA PAGE v. State

Appellant seeks review of the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his plea filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(7). We reverse.

In November 2000, Appellant was sentenced to three years in prison followed by 15 years of probation. In February 2007, Appellant was charged with violating probation by changing his residence without the permission of his probation officer. In January 2009, Appellant entered a plea of no contest to the violation and was sentenced to 177.75 months in prison.

At the probation violation hearing, Appellant offered the following testimony…