Smith v. State

This is an appeal from the summary denial of appellant’s motion for postconviction relief that alleged four grounds, all of which involve the voluntariness of appellant's guilty plea to the charge of escape. Essentially, appellant claims that his plea was rendered involuntary when his sentence was enhanced to four years’ imprisonment pursuant to the habitual offender statute, section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1987), because it was his agreement that his sentence would be no more than two and one-half years and his counsel did not advise him that the plea agreement had been changed.

The record…