Rivera v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Paige M. Rivera appeals her convictions and sentences imposed after the trial court denied her motion to withdraw her plea before sentencing.1 Because the trial court erred by summarily denying Ms. Rivera’s oral motion to withdraw her plea before sentencing, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

Background

Ms. Rivera was arrested after she sold to an undercover police officer medications that had been fraudulently prescribed. The State charged her with delivering cocaine, possessing cocaine, and trafficking in illegal drugs.2 She entered an open plea of guilty to…