Legal Opinion

Akins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 30, 2009No. 2D09-161PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Michael Eugene Akins appeals an order in a postconviction proceeding that denied his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Since his original sentence in 1991, he has filed more than thirty such appeals. Nevertheless, the argument that he raises is supported by Ashley v. State, 850 So.2d 1265 (Fla.2003), and Evans v. State, 675 So.2d 1012 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996), as well as by discussion in this court’s opinion in Barron v. State, 827 So.2d 1063 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002), and by the outcome in White *61v. State, 892 So.2d 541 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). Although we disagree with at least part…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Ashley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. King v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. McKnight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  5. Evans v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. AkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
  2. Patterson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  3. Santiago v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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