Case Name: John W. WALDON, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-02-13
Citations: 483 So. 2d 101
Docket Number: No. 85-315
Parties: John W. WALDON, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: COBB, C.J., and ORFINGER, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 483
Pages: 101–102

Head Matter:
John W. WALDON, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-315.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 13, 1986.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Paula C. Coffman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dayto-na Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
COWART, Judge.
Relying on advice of his defense counsel as to the proper sentencing guideline scoring of his prior criminal record, the defendant entered into a plea agreement. After being sentenced in accordance with the plea agreement, defendant appeals claiming that under a proper calculation, his recommended guideline sentence is less than that to which he agreed. Rather than appealing, the defendant should have moved the trial court to withdraw his plea or move to vacate under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. See § 924.06(3), Fla.Stat.; Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.172(c)(iv); Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(b)(1); Stinson v. State, 448 So.2d 1240 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984). See also McGinty v. State, 463 So.2d 495 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Jolly v. State, 392 So.2d 54 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981).
This appeal is dismissed without prejudice to defendant's right to seek an appropriate remedy.
DISMISSED.
COBB, C.J., and ORFINGER, J., concur.
. Of course, if the defendant is permitted to withdraw his plea the State will be released from its agreement to nolle prosequi other charges and to recommend the sentence imposed.