Case Name: Wanas WALLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-12-08
Citations: 888 So. 2d 724
Docket Number: No. 4D03-1458
Parties: Wanas WALLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SHAHOOD, J., and GREENE, CHARLES M., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 888
Pages: 724–724

Head Matter:
Wanas WALLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D03-1458.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec. 8, 2004.
Wanas Walls, Lake Butler, pro se.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Donna M. Hoffman, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
FARMER, C.J.
We reverse the trial court's refusal to allow defendant to withdraw his plea. His motion was timely, and therefore the issue is preserved. See Haag v. State, 591 So.2d 614 (Fla.1992) (mail box rule applied to prisoner filings; papers deemed filed when placed in hands of prison authorities for mailing). The record discloses beyond any doubt that the trial court failed to advise defendant of the mandatory minimum penalties that would have to be assessed. On remand the court shall allow defendant to withdraw his plea and begin anew.
SHAHOOD, J., and GREENE, CHARLES M., Associate Judge, concur.