Simmons v. State

489 So.2d 43 (1986)

Elijah SIMMONS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 85-969.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 12, 1986.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sarah B. Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Elijah Simmons appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief.

In the trial court appellant alleged that he should be permitted to withdraw his 1978 plea of nolo contendere where he was not informed, before tender…