Legal Opinion

Huffman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 3, 2016No. 2D14-3462PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

David S. Huffman appeals the order striking his successive motion to correct illegal sentence filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Because the postconviction record demonstrates that Mr. Huffman’s life sentences imposed in circuit court case number 1985-CF-1782-NC are illegal and that failure to correct the sentences could result in a manifest injustice, we affirm the order striking Mr. Huffman’s motion but remand for the post-conviction court to appoint the Office of the Public Defender to file a rule 3.800(a) motion on Mr. Huffman’s behalf along the lines set forth in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Karchesky v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. State v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Lomont v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. HELEN K. TIDWELL v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  2. Huffman v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Sarasota County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2025

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