Legal Opinion

Dontavious Lamar Copeland v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 8, 2018No. 16-5621PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D16-5621 _____________________________ DONTAVIOUS LAMAR COPELAND, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. Mark W. Moseley, Judge. February 9, 2018 OSTERHAUS, J. Dontavious Lamar Copeland appeals the life sentence imposed for first-degree murder after the Florida Supreme Court reversed and remanded his case for resentencing under Horsley v. State,

160 So. 3d 393

(Fla. 2015). The State also cross-appeals, arguing that the sentence…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. State of Florida v. Anthony Duwayne Horsley, Jr.Supreme Court of Florida · 2015
  4. BLACKHAWK HEAT. & P. CO., INC. v. Data Lease Fin. Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1975
  5. Ketcher v. KetcherDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Jose A. Gonzalez v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  4. Kimothy Mark Simmons v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  5. Roberson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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