Whitaker v. State

I concur in affirming this Anders1 appeal because no issues were preserved for our review. However, I write separately to express my increasing concern with the lack of thoroughness reflected in many Anders briefs filed in this court.

Mr. Whitaker pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd battery. He reserved no right to appeal a dispositive issue and preserved no issues for our review regarding his plea and sentence. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A)(i)-(ii). The trial court conducted a thorough plea colloquy. Mr. Whitaker’s sentence of seven and one-half years in prison followed by seven and…