State v. Turner

COWART, Judge.

This is an appeal by the State from an order granting a defendant’s 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief.

In 1975 the defendant was charged with first degree murder (§ 782.04(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (1973)), attempted armed robbery (§§ 776.04 and 813.011, Fla.Stat. (1973)), and assault with attempt to commit a felony (§ 784.06, Fla.Stat. (1973)). In exchange for the State’s agreement not to seek the death penalty, defendant pled guilty and, after interrogation, the trial judge accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment.

In 1984 the defendant…