Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 5, 1981No. 81-811PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

402 So.2d 482 (1981)

Adam LEWIS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 81-811.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 5, 1981.

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant alleges four grounds for post-conviction relief in his rule 3.850 motion. We deem appellant's allegation that he received an illegal sentence according to Villery v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, 396 So.2d 1107 (Fla. 1981), the only ground that has merit. Therefore, we affirm appellant's conviction but remand his sentence for correction in light of Villery.

In Villery, the Florida Supreme Court held that a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Villery v. Florida Parole & Probation Com'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  3. Shead v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  4. Kominsky v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  5. Olcott v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Kindell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  2. Beech v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  3. Fletcher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  4. Toombs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. Beech v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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