Legal Opinion

Lofton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 19, 2001No. 4D00-3503Published

1Per curiam

We affirm the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion to correct the five year sentence entered upon appellant’s no contest plea to grand theft. In so doing, we reject appellant’s numerous constitutional challenges to the Criminal Punishment Code. See Peterson v. State, 775 So.2d 376 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000); Hall v. State, 767 So.2d 560 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000), review granted, No. SC00-2358, 790 So.2d 1104 (Fla. Apr.25, 2001).

We further reject appellant’s claim that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing her to the statutory maximum because of its belief that appellant was being…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Peterson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  4. Eltaher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Bratcher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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