Loveless v. State

The appellant, Michael Shane Loveless, seeks review of the order of the trial court striking his pro se motion to withdraw his plea of no contest to charges of carjacking and attempted first-degree murder. Because Mr. Loveless was represented by counsel at the time that he filed his motion, and because his filing did not fall within any of the limited exceptions to the general proposition that a pro se filing by a represented defendant is a nullity, we affirm.

The transcript of the plea hearing reflects that Mr. Loveless decided to enter his no contest plea to the charges after a jury had been…