Event Brief
Court overturns 15-year fentanyl sentence in FL
Filed: May 03, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: Florida appeals court says lawyer’s bad advice misled defendant, allowing plea withdrawal and resentencing.
WHO: A Florida man and his defense attorney
WHAT: An appeals court overturned a 15-year fentanyl sentence and cleared the way to withdraw a guilty plea
WHEN: May 03, 2026 at 10:14 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: The Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled the attorney’s faulty legal advice effectively tricked the defendant into pleading guilty
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