Collins v. State

Collins entered a negotiated plea of no contest to multiple charges where the state agreed to a sentence “cap” of ten years and waived habitual offender status. At the time of the plea, the trial court conducted a complete colloquy and Collins signed an extensive plea form. Subsequently, Collins filed a motion to withdraw plea. We affirm the order denying the motion to withdraw plea and the judgment and sentence.

At the hearing on the motion to withdraw the plea, Collins claimed that his attorney told him that it would be in his best interest to change his plea and that if he did not like the…