Knight v. State

Walter Lee Knight, pro se, appeals his consecutive mandatory sentences in a Motion for Post-Conviction Relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for resentencing.

We agree with appellant’s argument that the trial judge erred by finding that appellant may not attack his mandatory minimum sentences via a Rule 3.850 motion when this issue could have been raised on direct appeal. See Bass v. State, 12 F.L.W. 289 (Fla. June 12, 1987). For a series of attempted murders and aggravated assaults with a firearm, appellant was sentenced to…