Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 19, 2002No. 5D01-9PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
SHARP, W., J.
We grant the state’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our previous opinion dated November 30, 2001, and substitute the following opinion, which certifies to the Florida Supreme Court a question of great public importance.
As set forth in our withdrawn opinion, this was an Anders appeal.1 Pursuant to the constitutional mandate of Anders and the directives of the Florida Supreme Court in State v. Causey, 503 So.2d 321 (Fla.1987), we undertook an independent review of the record. We discovered a serious sentencing error,2 and requested supplemental briefing from…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Heggs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- State v. CauseySupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- State v. MancinoSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
- Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.111(e) & 3.800Supreme Court of Florida · 1999
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Washington v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002