Legal Opinion

Burgess v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 7, 2000No. 2D00-207PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

764 So.2d 749 (2000)

Thomas Sergio BURGESS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D00-207.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 7, 2000.

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Thomas Sergio Burgess appeals the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentences. We reluctantly affirm. Mr. Burgess is serving consecutive habitual offender sentences for offenses that almost certainly occurred in a single criminal episode. Unfortunately, Mr. Burgess did not file a motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 to challenge these sentences. After the time for such a motion had…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. State v. CallawaySupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  4. Callaway v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  5. Dugger v. GrantSupreme Court of Florida · 1992

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Burgess v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  2. Downs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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