Legal Opinion
Benton v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 6, 2002No. 3D02-2004PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
829 So.2d 388 (2002)
Lemon BENTON, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D02-2004.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
November 6, 2002.
Lemon Benton, in proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Steven R. Parrish, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before JORGENSON, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ.
RAMIREZ, J.
Lemon Benton appeals the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence pursuant to rule 3.800, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We reverse because Benton's prior offenses for which the court withheld adjudication cannot be treated as prior…
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