JOANOS, J.
Appellant pled nolo contendere to first degree murder, a capital felony, in 1997, for an offense that occurred in 1996. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the trial court sentenced him to life in prison with a provision that he would be eligible for parole after 25 years. Appellant asserts that, at the time of sentencing, the court, the prosecutor, and the defendant realized there might be a problem with the sentence imposed, because as of May, 1994, section...
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