Blue v. State

Harold Blue appeals his judgment and sentence imposed after he entered a plea admitting to a violation of probation in his possession of cocaine case, resulting in a thirty-six-month prison sentence. After sentencing, Blue timely filed a pro se motion to withdraw plea (based upon allegations relating to his appointed counsel) pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(7). The trial court denied the motion after a hearing at which the prosecutor appeared but at which Blue was not offered conflict-free counsel. The State requests that we relinquish jurisdiction for a new hearing after…