BAKER v. STATE

No. DD-13.

344 So.2d 597 (1977)

Frank Howard BAKER, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Florida, Appellee (State).

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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 Williams v. State, 316 So.2d 267 (Fla. 1975), suggests this be done, it is dictum.

The Williams case holds that the violation of a rule of procedure does not...

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