Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2003

Cunningham v. State

Cunningham v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 5, 2003 · Whatley
838 So. 2d 1209; 2003 WL 728384 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cunningham v. State

Opinion

838 So.2d 1209 (2003)

William A. CUNNINGHAM, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D01-5710.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 5, 2003.

*1210 James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Andrea Norgard, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

William A. Cunningham, pro se.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Danilo-Cruz Carino, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

WHATLEY, Judge.

We affirm Cunningham's convictions and sentences for attempted capital sexual battery and lewd and lascivious assault. We note, however, that Cunningham filed a pro se motion to withdraw his plea in the trial court during the thirty-day period allowed by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(l) but after he had filed his notice of appeal.[1] Because the notice of appeal had been filed, the trial court was without jurisdiction to consider Cunningham's motion at that point. While we express no opinion on the merits of Cunningham's motion, on remand, the trial court must consider and rule on it.

Affirmed, but remanded for further proceedings.

CASANUEVA and STRINGER, JJ., Concur.

NOTES

[1] Cunningham was no longer represented by counsel when he filed his pro se motion to withdraw his plea.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.