Richardson v. State

Appellant seeks review of an order summarily denying his third petition, filed pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix.

The appellant first pleaded not guilty and then changes his plea to guilty, and was adjudged guilty of the crime of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary. Subsequent thereto, he has filed three petitions to vacate under Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1. He filed the instant petition [the third] alleging, in part, a new ground that he was coerced into pleading guilty by his court-appointed counsel in concert with the judge.

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