Coban v. State

On March 26, 1984, as a result of plea negotiations between the state and his counsel, appellant Coban pled guilty to a charge of first degree murder. The trial court entered a judgment of conviction and sentenced him to life imprisonment on that date.

On June 28, 1985, Coban filed a petition under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 seeking to vacate his plea. See Robinson v. State, 373 So.2d 898 (Fla.1979); Counts v. State, 376 So.2d 59 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). He alleged that his plea was involuntarily entered because he was not informed that the life sentence he agreed to required him to…