After Mr. Sheppard pleaded guilty to violating probation, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. From prison, he filed a pro se motion seeking to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing his attorney had misled him about how he would be sentenced. The trial court denied his motion. On appeal, the Second District Court of Appeal ruled the trial court should not have considered the merits of Mr. Sheppard's pro se motion because he had an attorney and failed to clearly request that his attorney be discharged. The 2nd DCA also certified conflict with prior decisions of the Fourth District Court of Appeal.