Case Name: Kyle William PERRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-03-31
Citations: 522 So. 2d 554
Docket Number: No. 87-1330
Parties: Kyle William PERRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DANIEL, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 522
Pages: 554–555

Head Matter:
Kyle William PERRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-1330.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 31, 1988.
Donald A. Lykkebak, Orlando, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
COBB, Judge.
Appellant, Kyle William Perry, pled guilty at arraignment after waiving counsel. He did not execute a written waiver of representation by counsel as required by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.160(e). Perry moved to withdraw his plea prior to adjudication and sentence, but the motion was denied. That denial is challenged by this appeal.
Based upon the clear and unequivocal language of Rule 3.160(e), we find that the defendant should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea. Cf. Jones v. State, 452 So.2d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984), petition for review denied, 461 So.2d 116 (Fla.1985) (requirement of written waiver of right to jury trial strictly observed). REVERSED.
DANIEL, J., concurs.
COWART, J., dissents with opinion.