Ching v. State

Jose Ching appeals the denial of his rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief. We affirm because Ching is not entitled to the mid-guidelines sentence he now seeks.

On May 21, 1998, Ching pled guilty to two counts of armed robbery, kidnaping with- a weapon, burglary with assault or battery therein with firearm, and attempted first degree murder. The plea agreement called for a sentence of twenty years in state prison. On September 3,1998, the State filed a motion to correct sentence because Ching had been sentenced under the 1995 Sentencing Guidelines that had been declared…