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Wade v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 19, 1981
402 So. 2d 534 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. 81-239.

August 19, 1981.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Orange County; Thomas E. Kirkland, Judge.

Cephus Wade, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


Appellant, Wade, appeals the trial court's denial of his motion made pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Wade alleged that because of ineffective assistance of counsel and other misunderstandings on his part his guilty plea was involuntarily entered. This case is remanded to the trial court to do one of the following pursuant to Rule 3.850; within sixty (60) days of this order:

(1) Attach a copy of the portions of the files and records which conclusively show the prisoner is entitled to no relief;

(2) Grant a prompt hearing on the issue of the competency of counsel and involuntariness of the plea after notice to the prosecuting attorney and after appointment of counsel for the prisoner.

REMANDED.

ORFINGER, J., concurs.

COWART, J., dissents.


Summaries of

Wade v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 19, 1981
402 So. 2d 534 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Wade v. State

Case Details

Full title:CEPHUS WADE, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Aug 19, 1981

Citations

402 So. 2d 534 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

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