Legal Opinion

Nixon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 9, 1995No. 95-01044PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

658 So.2d 1180 (1995)

Chrystal Adams NIXON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 95-01044.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 9, 1995.

2Per curiam

Chrystal Nixon appeals the denial of her motion for mitigation and/or reduction of sentence. We note at the outset that motions brought under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b) are largely within the discretion of the trial court and are non-appealable. Gaston v. State, 613 So.2d 496, 497 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). With regard to her 1994 conviction for welfare fraud, however, Nixon raises an allegation cognizable under Florida…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Heath v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Gaston v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. Love v. GrunerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

4Cited by4 opinions

  1. Davidson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  2. Bishop v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  4. McDonald v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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