D.K.G. v. State

COBB, Chief Judge.

The first issue we must consider on this appeal is whether or not the minor defendant, D.K.G., has properly reserved for appeal a legally dispositive issue following a nolo contendere plea. See Brown v. State, 376 So.2d 382 (Fla.1979). Under the rule as set forth in Brown, the trial judge has wide discretion to accept or reject an Ashby1 nolo plea based upon his perception of the dispositive nature vel non of the legal issue reserved for appeal.

In the instant case, there was no stipulation or express finding by the trial court that the suppression ruling which D.K.G. seeks…