Legal Opinion

Button v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 2, 1994No. 93-00612PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

In October 1990, Marlin Button entered pleas of no contest to three counts of attempted sexual battery on a child under twelve. Pursuant to the plea agreement, the court sentenced him to three thirty-year terms of imprisonment, to be served consecutively. On November 10,1992, Button filed a motion for postconviction relief. The trial court denied his request to withdraw his plea, but granted Button a belated appeal of the judgment and sentences. On appeal, he asserts that one of the sentences was illegal because the count for which it was imposed charged a violation…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kennedy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  3. State Ex Rel. Shevin v. District Court of AppealSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  4. Dydek v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. Skinner v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1990

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State of Florida v. Ronnie J. KnightonSupreme Court of Florida · 2018
  2. Suarez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. LIFERSON BREVIL v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2021

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