Legal Opinion

Waldon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 13, 1986No. 85-315PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COWART, Judge.

Relying on advice of his defense counsel as to the proper sentencing guideline scoring of his prior criminal record, the defendant entered into a plea agreement. After being sentenced in accordance with the plea agreement, defendant appeals claiming that under a proper calculation, his recommended guideline sentence is less than that to which he agreed. Rather than appealing, the defendant should have moved the trial court to withdraw his plea1 or move to vacate under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. See § 924.06(3), Fla.Stat.; Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.172(c)(iv); Fla.R.App.P.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jolly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  2. McGinty v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Stinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. White v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. McGowan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Houston v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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