Legal Opinion

McKelvin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 17, 1986No. BH-496PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIVERS, Judge.

Defendant McKelvin has filed a pro se appellate brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), in which he raises the issues of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and the voluntariness of his guilty plea. First, the issue of ineffective assistance of trial counsel may not be raised for the first time on direct appeal. Smolen v. State, 468 So.2d 518 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). Second, the issue of the voluntariness of a guilty plea cannot be raised on direct appeal unless appellant has first made a motion to withdraw the plea in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Counts v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  3. Thomason v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. Chambers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  5. Smolen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ayers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  2. Havis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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