Legal Opinion

Knafel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 5, 1998No. 98-02495PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

714 So.2d 1195 (1998)

David B. KNAFEL, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 98-02495.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 5, 1998.

2Per curiam

David Knafel appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to mitigate his sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c). This order is not appealable, and this appeal would customarily be subject to dismissal. See Lee v. State, 662 So.2d 731 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). The trial court's authority to deny a modification or mitigation of a sentence is entirely discretionary. In his notice of appeal, however, Knafel…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gregersen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Lee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

4Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gregersen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. State v. SwettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Simmons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  4. Martin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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