B.F. v. State

B.F. appeals the denial of his motion to withdraw his plea and his resulting sentence.

On April 14, 1999, B.F. was arrested for felony battery, a third-degree felony. § 784.041, Fla. Stat. (1997). The “probable cause” affidavit filed on B.F.’s arrest stated in its entirety that:

The undersigned has probable cause to believe the above-named defendant, on the 14th day of April, 1999, at approximately 5:20 p.m., at Darby Ave. and Burwood Ave. (Zone 45) in Orange County did:

Intentionally strike the victim against his will several times on the face. In the process he caused great bodily harm due to…