Legal Opinion

Douglas v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 11, 2014No. 1D13-0450PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We affirm the appellant’s convictions and sentences in this Anders1 appeal, but remand for correction of the written judgment and the probationary order, which reflect that the trial court sentenced the appellant to 15 years’ imprisonment to be followed by 10 years’ probation for the second-degree felony of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon/actual possession. The sentencing hearing transcript indicates that the trial court orally imposed a sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment for this offense, but no probation. It is a longstanding principle that a court’s oral pronouncement controls…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Ashley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  3. Knight v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  4. State v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Derrick D. Wilkerson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Kacy Danielle Crenshaw v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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