Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Caldwell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 12, 2002No. 1D02-1689Published

1ConcurrenceBenton, J.

I concur. See Bush v. State, 785 So.2d 1238, 1238 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (declining to reach merits of vindictive sentencing claim on appeal of denial of motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850); contra Fairweather v. State, 505 So.2d 653, 654-55 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987) (reaching merits of vindictive sentencing claim raised collaterally). See generally Prado v. State, 816 So.2d 1155, 1157 (Fla. 3d DCA) (holding on direct appeal that a presumption of vindictiveness arises when a trial judge who has participated in plea negotiations imposes a sentence in excess of what the state offered),…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McDonald v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Fairweather v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  3. Byrd v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. Morales v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  5. Bush v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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