Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Christopher Boatwright v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 3, 2017No. Case 5D17-1849Published

1ConcurrenceLambert, J.

I concur with the affirmance of the post-conviction court’s summary denial of Appellant’s Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief because the lower court reached the right result, albeit for the wrong reason. Following a bench trial, Appellant was found to have willfully and materially violated his probation by committing a new criminal offense. The trial court revoked Appellant’s probation and sentenced him to serve ten years in prison. Appellant timely moved for a new trial, and after his motion was denied, he appealed his judgment and sentence. Earlier…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hodges v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  2. Gorham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Swanson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. Rosado v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Miller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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