Fierro v. State

After pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the cold-blooded execution of her ex-husband while he slept, Gloria Fierro appeals the life sentence thereafter imposed upon her on the ground the State breached a purported oral agreement “to refrain from recommending a sentence greater than 25 years.” Because the defense failed to assert the alleged error either at the sentencing hearing or within thirty days of rendition of the sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(J)i we conclude the alleged error is not cognizable on direct appeal.

In July 2002, Fierro was charged by…