Legal Opinion
Watkins v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 26, 2017No. 3D16-2650PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION TO DISMISS
LAGOA, J.
Calvin Watkins (“Watkins”) appeals from an order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence and from an order denying his motion for rehearing. The State of Florida (the “State”) moves to dismiss the appeal as untimely. We grant the motion to dismiss the appeal.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), Watkins filed a motion to correct illegal sentence alleging that the trial court was without jurisdiction to find a violation of community control. The State served a response to the motion and Watkins filed a…
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- In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURESupreme Court of Florida · 2015
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