Council v. State

LaROSE, Judge.

Dewey M. Council appeals his convictions and sentences imposed after the trial court denied his motion to withdraw plea. Mr. Council previously pleaded no contest to obstruction of justice, disorderly conduct, and failure to report and reregister as a sex offender. The trial court should have appointed conflict-free counsel for Mr. Council before summarily denying the motion. The State concedes error. We reverse.-

Mr. Council was arrested in early 2007. Later in the year, obviously dissatisfied with his court-appointed lawyer, he wrote to the trial judge asking to be released on…