Peterson v. State

Peterson entered an open plea of no contest on charges of possession of cocaine and tampering with evidence. He was subsequently sentenced to concurrent three-year prison terms on each count. Two weeks later, Peterson filed a pro se motion to change his plea, alleging that he was coerced into pleading no contest. The court entered an order striking the pro se motion because Peterson was represented by counsel and not entitled to "hybrid" representation, citing State v. Tait, 387 So. 2d 338, 339 (Fla. 1980); Salser v. State, 582 So. 2d 12, 14 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991); and Sheppard v. State, 391 So. 2d 346, 347 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).