JONES v. STATE

No. 2D00-4210.

834 So.2d 226 (2002)

Louis JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Jones, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ronald Napolitano, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Louis Jones challenges the denial of his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, which alleged that his plea was involuntary because it was based on his trial attorneys' mistaken advice that he would receive one-third gain time off his sentence if he entered the plea. We reverse and direct the circuit court to allow Jones to withdraw his plea and proceed to trial.

Jones pleaded guilty to two counts...

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