Title | : | Lingenfelser v. State |
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Author | : | Florida Court of Appeals |
Release | : | 1999-05-12 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Law, Books, Professional & Technical |
Size | : | 49133 |
Appellant, Christopher Lingenfelser, was charged with trafficking in cocaine (count I) and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine (count II). Represented by two privately-retained lawyers, Alex Repasky, a Georgia lawyer, and Anthony Stonick, a Florida lawyer, Lingenfelser entered a plea of guilty to trafficking in cocaine. When the proceedings recommenced for sentencing, Attorney Repasky represented to the trial court that Lingenfelser had informed him that he wished to get rid of both of his attorneys, proceed pro se, and withdraw his plea. During the exchange that ensued, Lingenfelser told the trial Judge that his plea had been coerced by his attorney and that he |