Opinion
No. 1D20-3031
03-16-2022
Austin Reed FLETCHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Megan Long, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Jovona I. Parker, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Megan Long, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Jovona I. Parker, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
Per Curiam.
Appellant appeals a judgment and sentence resulting from a no contest plea. He argues his plea was involuntary. Appellant acknowledges that he did not file a motion to withdraw his plea before the trial court. The Florida Supreme Court has held a claim of involuntary plea on direct appeal can only be preserved by filing such a motion, and that there is no fundamental error exception. State v. Dortch , 317 So. 3d 1074 (Fla. 2021). Because Appellant's claim is unpreserved, we AFFIRM.
Osterhaus, Kelsey, and Jay, JJ., concur.