{"id":496,"date":"2019-03-06T12:06:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=496"},"modified":"2026-01-08T08:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:33:21","slug":"florida-court-discusses-standard-for-granting-a-post-conviction-withdraw-of-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-standard-for-granting-a-post-conviction-withdraw-of-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Standard for Granting a Post-Conviction Withdraw of Plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In some cases, it is beneficial to enter a guilty plea to criminal charges. It is essential that prior to entering a guilty plea a defendant understands the full extent of penalties he or she may face. If a defendant pleads guilty to a crime but is not fully informed of the potential sentences for the crime, he or she may be able to withdraw the plea.<\/p>\n<p>A Florida appellate court recently addressed the standard for allowing a defendant to withdraw a plea after a conviction, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/edca.4dca.org\/DCADocs\/2018\/0476\/180476_1709_01302019_09244038_i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case<\/a>\u00a0in which the defendant was not informed of mandatory sentencing requirements prior to entering his plea. If you are Tampa resident facing criminal charges, you should meet with a capable Tampa criminal defense attorney to discuss the potential penalties for the charges you face.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Facts Regarding the Defendant\u2019s Plea and Sentencing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Reportedly, the defendant was involved in a motor vehicle collision in which he rear-ended another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle was paralyzed and the defendant was charged with DUI involving serious bodily injury to another. \u00a0The trial court advised the defendant during a change of plea colloquy that his driver\u2019s license may be suspended \u201cfor additional periods\u201d if he pled\u00a0guilty to a drug offense. The court did not mention any other revocation. The defendant plead guilty, after which the State requested that the court permanently revoke the defendant\u2019s driver\u2019s license. Further, the State noted that the statutory minimum revocation was for three years.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-standard-for-granting-a-post-conviction-withdraw-of-plea\/#more-496\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In some cases, it is beneficial to enter a guilty plea to criminal charges. It is essential that prior to entering a guilty plea a defendant understands the full extent of penalties he or she may face. If a defendant pleads guilty to a crime but is not fully informed of the potential sentences for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plea","category-sentencing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Withdrawing a Plea After Conviction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Regretting a plea in Florida? 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