Hall v. State

Appellant, Delbert Hall, appeals the trial court’s order summarily denying his pro se motion to withdraw plea after sentencing. We hold that Hall should be granted a limited evidentiary hearing to determine the nature of his attorney-client relationship — whether an adversarial relationship existed — and whether conflict-free counsel should be appointed before the court considers the issue of withdrawal of Hall’s plea.

On August 1, 2008, Hall was charged by information with four counts: 1) sexual battery on a person less than twelve years of age; 2) sexual battery on a person less than twelve…