Lindquist v. State

VILLANTI, Judge.

Clifton Lindquist appeals the postconviction court’s order summarily denying his motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm as to all grounds but write to comment on one of the issues raised by Lindquist.

After Lindquist entered a negotiated plea to felony charges in 1998, the court sentenced him as a violent career criminal to a mandatory term of thirty years in prison. The court also imposed various costs and fees and ordered restitution to the victim. In his rule 3.800(a) motion filed fifteen years after he was sentenced, Lindquist challenged…