Legal Opinion

James Lee Bell v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 12, 2019No. 18-3168Published

1Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-3168 _____________________________ JAMES LEE BELL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Taylor County. Gregory S. Parker, Judge. June 12, 2019 PER CURIAM. James Lee Bell appeals an order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Framing the issue as an ex post facto violation, Bell argues that his life sentence imposed after resentencing is illegal because he could not be subject to habitual felony offender (HFO) sanctions upon…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Shull v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  3. Rhodes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  5. Molfetto v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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