Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 28, 1988No. 88-2194PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

531 So.2d 1012 (1988)

James R. WILSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 88-2194.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 28, 1988.

2Per curiam

James Wilson appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. All five grounds set forth in the motion relate to the sentencing guidelines. We agree with the trial court that the motion is facially insufficient, and affirm. In so doing we write primarily to emphasize that one seeking to "correct" a sentence bears the burden of demonstrating why that sentence requires such correction.

Upon a plea of nolo contendere…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lomont v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  2. Trimble v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  3. Pettway v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Brunson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  5. Morris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

4Cited by4 opinions

  1. Prieto v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  2. Pacheco v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Lang v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Romano v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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