Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 1, 2011No. 5D10-3420PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

Christopher Edwards appeals from the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief, which raised two claims. We affirm, without discussion, as to both claims, but remand with directions that the trial court address a sentencing illegality apparent in the record. See Govea v. State, 785 So.2d 638 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001) (on postconviction appeal, appellate court may order correction of patent sentencing errors not raised in postconviction motion or in order on appeal) (citing Rodriguez v. State, 766 So.2d 1147 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000) and Kinsey v.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Waters v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Bragg v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Rodriguez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  4. Govea v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Kinsey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Eddie Adams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  2. Jeffers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  3. Bishop v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. Small v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (St. Johns County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2021

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