Case Name: Anthony David WATTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-11-01
Citations: 829 So. 2d 352
Docket Number: No. 1D01-4226
Parties: Anthony David WATTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN, C.J., DAVIS and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 829
Pages: 352–353

Head Matter:
Anthony David WATTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D01-4226.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 1, 2002.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Richard M. Summa, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Elizabeth Fletcher Duffy, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant challenges the denial of his motion to withdraw a plea, arguing that the court should have appointed substitute counsel to represent him at this critical stage in the proceeding. The motion was predicated on allegations suggesting that trial counsel coerced the appellant into entering the plea, and this created a conflict in the representation which required the court to offer substitute counsel to represent the appellant in connection with the motion. Lewis v. State, 812 So.2d 597 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002); George v. State, 758 So.2d 678 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). The appealed order is therefore reversed, and the case is remanded.
ALLEN, C.J., DAVIS and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.