Legal Opinion

Warren L. Oliver v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 30, 2016No. 5D16-779Published

1Opinion of the CourtEvander, J.

Warren Oliver appeals a resentencing order entered by the trial court after it granted Oliver’s motion to correct sentence. We reverse because the trial court failed to appoint or renew an offer of counsel to represent Oliver at the resentencing hearing.

Oliver was convicted in 1999 of two counts of sexual battery (Counts I and II), one count of aggravated battery (Count III), and one count of kidnapping (Count IV). He was sentenced as a habitual vio lent felony offender to lengthy concurrent incarcerative sentences on Counts I, II, and III. On Count IV, Oliver was sentenced as a habitual…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. West v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Cox v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Frison v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. Benjamin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Mitchell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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