Legal Opinion

Ferrentino v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 1, 2008No. 2D07-2148Published

1Opinion of the Court

STRINGER, Judge.

Anthony Ferrentino appeals the post-conviction court’s summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). In claim two, Mr. Ferrentino argues that the imposition of the $50,000 fine on count sixty-eight is illegal. We agree and reverse and remand for the fine to be stricken. We affirm claim one without comment.

On counts one through sixty-seven, Mr. Ferrentino pleaded guilty to trafficking in hydromorphone pursuant to section 893.135(l)(c)(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1991). On count sixty-eight, he pleaded guilty…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. King v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  2. Webster v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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