Legal Opinion

Riggins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 19, 2008No. 4D08-440Published

1Opinion of the Court

977 So.2d 701 (2008)

Henry RIGGINS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D08-440.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 19, 2008.

Rehearing Denied April 21, 2008.

Henry Riggins, Perry, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.

2Per curiam

The trial court struck Riggins' rule 3.800(a) motion as moot, reasoning that he had already served the challenged ten-year habitual felony offender (HFO) sentence, which was imposed in 1991. It is not at all clear that the motion was moot; Riggins stated in his motion that the challenged sentence was imposed consecutive to a twenty-year HFO…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Sweeney v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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