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286 So. 2d 9

Bowman v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 23, 1973

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1973-10-23

Relies on Boykin v. Alabama

Decided 1973-10-23

ERVIN, J.,

¶1dissenting:

¶2I believe we should treat the petition for writ of certiorari as one sounding in ha-beas corpus and require a return from the state. Where a plea of nolo contendere is substituted for a plea of not guilty the record should show if it was voluntary. See Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274. If the State’s return clearly shows the substituted plea was voluntary then the writ should be discharged. But if doubt exists an eviden-tiary hearing should be held.

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