Case Name: Roderick R. LESTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-07-16
Citations: 820 So. 2d 1078
Docket Number: No. 1D01-4646
Parties: Roderick R. LESTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN, C.J., BROWNING and LEWIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 820
Pages: 1078–1078

Head Matter:
Roderick R. LESTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D01-4646.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 16, 2002.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Joel Arnold, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Janelle C. Gillaspie, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Roderick Lester challenges the summary denial of his timely motion to withdraw a plea pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(0- This Court has recently held that, once a defendant indicates his desire to avail himself of the rule 3.170(i) procedure, the trial court must appoint conflict-free counsel to advise and assist the defendant in this regard. Wofford v. State, 819 So.2d 891 (Fla. 1st DCA, 2002). Accordingly, we reverse the order denying the motion to withdraw the plea and remand to effectuate Lester's right to counsel.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
ALLEN, C.J., BROWNING and LEWIS, JJ., concur.