Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 16, 2007No. 2D04-1313PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge.

Jerome T. Bell challenges the consecutive nature of his sentences. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Bell’s consecutive terms arose out of events that occurred on April 13, 2003. Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Murphy had just finished conducting a traffic stop of another individual and was pulling out of the individual’s driveway when he heard a car skid behind him. Deputy Murphy got out of his patrol car, and the driver of the vehicle that skidded told Murphy that everything was “okay.” As *1281Deputy Murphy began walking toward the driver, the driver put the car in reverse…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reeves v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Castro v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Rodriguez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. BellSupreme Court of Florida · 2008

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