Case Name: Thedrice LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-04-04
Citations: 812 So. 2d 597
Docket Number: Nos. 1D01-1788, 1D01-1791, 1D01-1793
Parties: Thedrice LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: KAHN, PADOVANO and POLSTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 812
Pages: 597–598

Head Matter:
Thedrice LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. 1D01-1788, 1D01-1791, 1D01-1793.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 4, 2002.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Glen P. Gifford, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Robert R. Wheeler, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
On the facts of this case, appellant The-drice Lewis was entitled to appointment of conflict-free counsel to assist him in pursuing a motion to withdraw his plea. Appellant charged in the motion that counsel had coerced him into accepting the plea even though he was innocent and wanted to proceed to trial. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions that the lower court appoint conflict-free counsel to represent Lewis in further proceedings on the motion to withdraw the plea. See James v. State, 773 So.2d 659, 659 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); Rodgers v. State, 765 So.2d 195, 196 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); Zeiszler v. State, 765 So.2d 128, 129 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); George v. State, 753 So.2d 678, 678 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000); Holifield v. State, 717 So.2d 69, 69 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998); Karg v. State, 706 So.2d 124, 124-25 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998); Brye v. State, 702 So.2d 256, 257 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).
KAHN, PADOVANO and POLSTON, JJ., concur.