Echeverria v. State

David Raycourt Echeverría appeals the denial of his pro se motion to withdraw a negotiated plea which alleged that his plea was not voluntary because trial counsel was ineffective in advising him whether to go to trial or whether to accept a sentence over the original cap of six years in prison. Without a hearing, the trial court entered an order striking the motion as a nullity because Mr. Echeverría was still represented by counsel at the time the motion was filed. We find that our analysis in this case is controlled by Sheppard v. State, 17 So.3d 275, 287 (Fla.2009). We affirm the trial…