THOMAS v. STATE

No. 87-2750.

537 So.2d 193 (1989)

Carrington THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Munro, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Steven T. Scott and Mark Dunn, Asst. Attys. Gen., Miami, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

HERSEY, C.J., and GUNTHER, J., concur.

ANSTEAD, J., dissents with opinion.

ANSTEAD, Judge, dissenting.

I would reverse. It is undisputed on this record that the appellant was incorrectly advised as to the sentence he would receive under the sentencing guidelines before he decided to plead guilty and waive the guidelines. The mistake was also substantial: the guidelines calculation by the probation department erroneously...

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