Legal Opinion

Nix v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 2, 2012No. 1D11-8PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWetherell, J.

Appellant raises three issues in this direct appeal of his conviction and sentence: 1) that section 893.13, Florida Statutes, is facially unconstitutional; 2) that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal; and 3) that the trial court erred in imposing a discretionary fine and surcharge that had not been orally pronounced. We affirm the first issue based on Flagg v. State, 74 So.3d 138 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011), affirm the second issue without further comment, and reverse the third issue for the reasons that follow.

The jury found Appellant guilty of sale of cocaine and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Reyes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Flagg v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  4. Bradshaw v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  5. Pullam v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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