Legal Opinion

Mejia v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 1, 2026No. 2D2025-0288Published

1Opinion of the Court

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT ANGEL GABRIEL MEJIA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 2D2025-0288 May 1, 2026 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Frederick P. Mercurio, Judge. Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Diana L. Johnson, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and William A. Leto, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. LABRIT, Judge. This appeal requires us to decide whether a single, generalized sentence in a pro se motion for postconviction relief obligated the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  4. Spera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  5. Grosvenor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004

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