Lay v. State

This is an appeal from an order of denial of a motion by Harlan Glen Lay pursuant to Rule 1.850, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 33 F.S.A.

Lay alleges, among other things, that he was not represented in good faith by the public defender; that the public defender’s representation was insufficient, inadequate and incompetent in that he failed to prepare, investigate and inform petitioner about his case; the public defender failed to inform Lay about the legal effect of defense available; that the public defender prevailed upon the appellant to enter a plea of nolo contendere. Accordingly, Lay…