Finley v. State

CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Movant appeals from the denial without evidentiary hearing of his Rule 24.035 motion. He contends the trial court erred in sentencing him to a more severe punishment than he had bargained for in plea negotiations and in failing to give him an opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

On March 23, 1993, movant and his attorney appeared before the Honorable Michael David and announced his intention to plead guilty to a charge of possession of cocaine. In accordance with plea negotiations, the State recommended a sentence of five years imprisonment. After…