Legal Opinion
Hester v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 3, 2019No. 1D18-1209Published
1Opinion of the CourtWinsor, J.
Eddie Hester Jr. was convicted of several crimes, all stemming from two Walmart robberies. A jury found him guilty of armed robbery, false imprisonment, kidnapping with a firearm, and-in a separate case-another count of armed robbery. The court sentenced him to consecutive terms based on the 10/20/Life law. See § 775.087, Fla. Stat. Hester appealed in both cases, and this court affirmed without opinion in both cases. See Hester v. State , 136 So.3d 596 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (table).
Hester later filed a rule 3.800(a) motion, contending that consecutive minimum-mandatory sentences for certain of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Ronald Williams v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
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