Case Name: Jermaine THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2019-01-09
Citations: 260 So. 3d 1192
Docket Number: No. 3D17-1386
Parties: Jermaine THOMAS, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SALTER, LUCK and LINDSEY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 260
Pages: 1192–1193

Head Matter:
Jermaine THOMAS, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D17-1386
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Opinion filed January 9, 2019
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Shannon Hemmendinger, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Ashley Brooke Moody, Attorney General, and David Llanes, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SALTER, LUCK and LINDSEY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Montero v. State, 996 So.2d 888, 892 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) ("Appellant . claimed that his plea was involuntary because he was under the effect of psychotropic medication when he entered into it. Appellant, however, was specifically questioned on the record regarding the medication he had taken.... He testified under oath that these medications were not affecting his ability to understand the proceedings. He answered all questions during the plea hearing appropriately, and independently asked questions of the court that demonstrated his understanding of the proceedings. He cannot go behind his sworn assertions and challenge the voluntariness of his plea.").