James v. State

Before sentencing, Rose James moved to withdraw her previously accepted plea. She argued below that, before she agreed to the plea, her court-appointed attorney withheld depositions and other documents that would have led to her acquittal. We agree with her contention here that these circumstances created a conflict of interest between Ms. James and her attorney. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions to appoint conflict-free counsel to represent Ms. James in further proceedings on the motion to withdraw her plea. See Zeiszler v. State, 765 So.2d 128, 129 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000);…