Scheller v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Scheller v. State

327 So. 2d 876, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14753

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedMarch 3, 1976

DocketNo. 75-1468

StatusPublished

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Scheller v. State, 327 So. 2d 876, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14753 (Fla. Ct. App. 1976).

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SCHEB, Judge.

In this appeal appellant/defendant contends the trial judge erred in failing to inquire into the voluntariness of his plea as required by Rule 3.170(j) RCrP.

The appellant’s point on appeal is well taken in that we find this record is completely devoid of any colloquy whatsoever on the question of voluntariness of the appellant’s plea. A guilty plea, to be [877]*877accepted, requires an affirmative showing that it was entered intelligently and voluntarily. This is fundamental to the validity of any such plea since after it has been accepted, nothing remains but to enter judgment and sentence. See, Boykin v. Alabama, 1969, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274; Williams v. State, Fla. 1975, 316 So.2d 267. And, although we have held on various occasions that the Boykin requirement does not require the trial judge to follow any particular litany in making a determination of voluntariness and understanding; nevertheless, it is essential that the record affirmatively disclose a colloquy sufficient to meet the requirement of RCrP 3.170 (j). Williamson v. State, Fla.App.2d 1973, 273 So.2d 784; Smith v. State, Fla.App.2d 1976, 326 So.2d 236.

Accordingly, we remand the case to the trial judge with instruction to determine whether the appellant’s plea was voluntarily and understandingly tendered.

HOBSON, Acting C. J., and GRIMES, J., concur.

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SCHEB, Judge.

In this appeal appellant/defendant contends the trial judge erred in failing to inquire into the voluntariness of his plea as required by Rule 3.170(j) RCrP.

The appellant’s point on appeal is well taken in that we find this record is completely devoid of any colloquy whatsoever on the question of voluntariness of the appellant’s plea. A guilty plea, to be [877]*877accepted, requires an affirmative showing that it was entered intelligently and voluntarily. This is fundamental to the validity of any such plea since after it has been accepted, nothing remains but to enter judgment and sentence. See, Boykin v. Alabama, 1969, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274; Williams v. State, Fla. 1975, 316 So.2d 267. And, although we have held on various occasions that the Boykin requirement does not require the trial judge to follow any particular litany in making a determination of voluntariness and understanding; nevertheless, it is essential that the record affirmatively disclose a colloquy sufficient to meet the requirement of RCrP 3.170 (j). Williamson v. State, Fla.App.2d 1973, 273 So.2d 784; Smith v. State, Fla.App.2d 1976, 326 So.2d 236.

Accordingly, we remand the case to the trial judge with instruction to determine whether the appellant’s plea was voluntarily and understandingly tendered.

HOBSON, Acting C. J., and GRIMES, J., concur.

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