Legal Opinion

Benjamin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 24, 1996No. 95-04460PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

667 So.2d 437 (1996)

John Lester BENJAMIN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 95-04460.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 24, 1996.

2Per curiam

John Lester Benjamin appeals the summary denial of his postconviction motion. It is asserted that the imposition of a six-year sentence of incarceration as a habitual offender and a consecutive sentence of four years' probation as a habitual offender is improper under the dictates of Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521 (Fla. 1993), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 115 S.Ct. 278, 130 L.Ed.2d 195 (1994). Benjamin's argument is well-taken as the…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Green v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Light v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

4Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kiedrowski v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. Canavan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  4. Sims v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Warren L. Oliver v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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