Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2017

Williams v. State

Williams v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 22, 2017 · Fernandez, Logue, Scales
215 So. 3d 145; 2017 WL 1078602; 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 3783 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Williams v. State

Opinion of the Court

LOGUE, J.

The defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of his pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The defendant argued in his motion, among other issues, that because he alleged that his plea was involuntary, the trial court was required to hold an evidentiary hearing. Contrary to the defendant’s argument, the trial court was not obligated to hold an evidentiary hearing where, as here, the record conclusively shows that the defendant was not entitled to relief. Williams v. State, 919 So.2d 645, 646 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) (“Although rule 3.170(Z) does not expressly require a trial court to hold an evidentiary hearing, we [have held] that due process requires a hearing unless the record conclusively shows the defendant is entitled to no relief.”) (quotation omitted) (emphasis added).

We affirm all other issues on appeal.

Affirmed.

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