Baker v. State

344 So.2d 597 (1977)

Frank Howard BAKER, Appellant (Defendant),

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee (State).

No. DD-13.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 1, 1977.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 1977.

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender; and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen.; and Patti Englander, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

MILLS, Judge.

Pursuant to plea bargaining, Baker pled guilty to a charge of uttering a forged instrument. When accepting the plea, the trial court failed to advise Baker the maximum sentence for the offense. Although…