Legal Opinion

Marusak v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 30, 2000No. 2D00-1091Published

1Per curiam

Eric Marusak appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the trial court’s order without discussion. However, there may be a problem with the legality of Marusak’s conviction which is not refuted by the limited record before this court. See Santiago v. State, 731 So.2d 787 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (holding a new version of section 322.34 did not apply retroactively to a defendant who committed his offense prior to the statute’s effective date). Therefore, this affirmance is without prejudice to the filing…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hopping v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  2. Thorp v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
  3. Richardson v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  4. Santiago v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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