Legal Opinion

Flores v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 1, 2007No. 5D06-2237PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLawson, J.

Oscar Flores appeals from an order which granted his “motion for clarification,” but denied the relief which Flores sought. Flores requested an order vacating his sentence as illegal, arguing that the sole charge on which he was sentenced had been nolle prossed before his sentencing. Citing to the general rule that any action taken subsequent to the filing of the nolle prosequi is a nullity, Flores claims that he was sentenced illegally. We disagree, and affirm.

On February 6, 2003, Flores was charged in a four-count information with lewd or lascivious battery (count 1); lewd or lascivious…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. SokolDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  2. Cabrera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. State v. R.J.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Muhammad v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Manata v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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