Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 5, 2010No. 2D08-152PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WHATLEY, Judge.

This is an Anders1 appeal of Glenford Brown’s convictions and sentences for possession of cocaine with intent to sell within 1000 feet of a church, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest without violence. Brown filed a pro se brief raising four issues, to which the State responded. We affirm all but Brown’s first point on appeal.

Brown argues that the trial court’s sentence was vindictive because the court commented on his lack of remorse and protestations of innocence. The State argues that Brown failed to preserve this issue by objecting at sentencing or filing…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Hannum v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Ritter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Fernandez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Rankin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  4. Gage v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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