Legal Opinion

Broomfield v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 5, 1987No. 86-2184PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORFINGER, Judge.

Following plea negotiations, defendant entered a plea of guilty to burglary of a dwelling. The plea negotiations resulted in an agreement for an illegal sentence. “A trial court cannot impose an illegal sentence pursuant to a plea bargain.” Williams v. State, 500 So.2d 501, 503 (Fla.1986). Therefore, we vacate the sentence and remand for further proceedings.

Sentence VACATED; REMANDED.

COBB, J., and LEE, R.E., Jr., Associate Judge, concur.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bernard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. Hansley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  3. Denmark v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988