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Thornton v. State

Citations

  • 747 So. 2d 439
  • 1999 WL 1191447

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  • reiterating that “a judge using a preprinted rights form as a part of a plea colloquy must orally verify that the defendant has intelligently consumed the written information contained within it”
  • reversing denial of motion to withdraw open guilty plea where trial court did not advise appellant of applicable three-year mandatory minimum term if court sentenced 17-year-old appellant as an adult
  • finding defendant entitled to withdraw plea where trial court failed to advise defendant that he faced a mandatory minimum sentence at plea colloquy described as \casual in its observance of formalities usually attendant in taking pleas\

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Judges: Gross

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