BOOKER v. STATE

No. 96-2942.

693 So.2d 73 (1997)

Eric O. BOOKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Mary G. Jolley, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to withdraw a guilty plea.

This is another example of why trial judges should avoid sentence bargaining. The state and the defendant agreed to an arrangement whereby appellant would plead guilty to certain crimes and the state would nolle prosequi other charges. It was also agreed in open court that the state would "recommend" a particular sentence involving serving time in a work-release program...

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