Grant v. State

GRIMES, Judge.

The appellant was charged with second degree murder. As a result of negotiations, he pled guilty to manslaughter and received the agreed upon sentence of fifteen years imprisonment.

Appellant’s point on appeal is whether the court erred in accepting his plea of guilty without adequately complying with the requirements of Rule 3.170(j) CrPR. We believe the record adequately reflects that appellant’s plea was voluntarily made with a full understanding of its significance. This is particularly so in view of the fact that it was a negotiated plea. See Kelly v. State, Fla.App.1st,…