Legal Opinion
Pettit v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 8, 2008No. 2D07-5285PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
995 So.2d 544 (2008)
William PETTIT, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D07-5285.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
August 8, 2008.
WALLACE, Judge.
William R. Pettit appeals from an order summarily denying his motion to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Mr. Pettit has been released from prison, but he has been detained while he awaits trial in a civil commitment proceeding under the Jimmy Ryce Act (the Act).[1] The postconviction court dismissed Mr. Pettit's motion, citing Sherwood v. State, 745 So.2d 378 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sherwood v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- State v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Pride v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
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