Legal Opinion

Kirkland v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 8, 2002No. 2D01-1692Published

1Per curiam

Duane Kirkland contends that on resen-tencing the trial court should have sentenced him at the bottom of the sentencing guidelines range in accordance with a plea agreement he entered into at his original sentencing hearing. Kirkland, however, failed to preserve this issue for review on direct appeal because he did not move to withdraw his plea. See Meriweather v. State, 793 So.2d 986 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). We therefore affirm Kirkland’s sentence without prejudice to any right he may have to file a motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. See Coogle…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Meriweather v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Coogle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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