ADAM CHARLES FARNEY
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-10-23
No. 2025-2062
Roche, J., Mize, J., Brownlee, J., Kamoutsas, J.
2026 FL 14301 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

A claim of involuntary plea must be preserved by a motion to withdraw the plea, even where the error is alleged to be fundamental.


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[1] A claim of involuntary plea must be preserved by a motion to withdraw the plea pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(b)(2)(A)(ii)(c), even when the error…

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Adam Farney appealed from a conviction in Orange County Circuit Court, raising a claim of involuntary plea.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-2062 Lower Tribunal No. 2017-CF-015382-A-O

ADAM FARNEY, Appellant,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Renee Roche, Judge.

October 23, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Raducan v. State, 363 So. 3d 227, 228-29 (Fla. 6th DCA 2023) (holding that pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(b)(2)(A)(ii)(c), a claim of involuntary plea must be preserved by a motion to withdraw plea, even where the error is alleged to be fundamental (citing State v. Dortch, 317 So. 3d 1074, 1084 (Fla. 2023))).

MIZE, BROWNLEE and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.

Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Pamela H. Izakowitz, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah Chance, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING

AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED

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