Legal Opinion

Dixon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 18, 2011No. 2D09-3283PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Lenzy Dixon appeals his judgments and sentences for felon in possession of a firearm and sexual battery without violence. We affirm with some hesitation because it is clear that the statute of limitations had expired for the offense of sexual battery before this prosecution was commenced. Mr. Dixon entered into a negotiated plea while he had a pending motion to discharge his lawyer for failure to raise a statute of limitation defense. We cannot tell from this record whether there was a tactical reason not to raise this defense and accordingly affirm without prejudice to a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. Lawson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. Morris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mathis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  2. Mathis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Sanders v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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