Nuzzo v. State, s. 71--906

Decision Date08 November 1972
Docket NumberNos. 71--906,71--907,s. 71--906
Citation269 So.2d 379
PartiesJoseph NUZZO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
CourtFlorida District Court of Appeals

Harry W. Fogle, of Fogle & Wilson, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and David Luther Woodward, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant appeals the denial of his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to each of two informations and enter pleas of not guilty thereto.

Appellant proffered testimony to corroborate his allegations in the motion; however, the trial court denied the proffer and summarily denied the motion.

We hold that the appellant was entitled to an evidentiary hearing in view of the allegations of his motion which were in part corroborated by the proffered evidence. 1

Reversed and remanded.

LILES, A.C.J., and HOBSON, J., concur.

McNULTY, J., dissents.

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  • Onnestad v. State, 81-71
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • 7 October 1981
    ...unsupported by any proof, can never constitute a basis for the withdrawal of a guilty plea. State v. Braverman. Cf. Nuzzo v. State, 269 So.2d 379 (Fla. 2d DCA 1972) (since appellant proffered testimony to corroborate allegations in his motion to withdraw guilty plea, trial court's denial of......

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