Pacheco-Velasquez v. State

Appellant Carlos A. Pacheco-Velasquez appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, to vacate his plea, sentence and judgment. The gravamen of appellant’s claim is that the negotiated plea between the State and himself, and the resulting judgment, were illegal and void. We find no merit in this argument and affirm. 1

Appellant and the State negotiated an agreed-upon plea; pursuant to the negotiated terms, appellant entered a guilty plea to the charged offense of robbery with a weapon, a first-degree felony punishable by up to life in…