Legal Opinion

State v. Galazz

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 11, 2009No. 3D07-3292PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

The State appeals an order granting a motion to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm.

Defendant-appellee Geseppe Galazz entered into a plea agreement with the State regarding the charge of purchase, or possession with intent to purchase, cocaine. Pursuant to the agreement, the defendant admitted the offense in exchange for a withhold of adjudication and a suspended entry of sentence (“SES”). Two and one-half years later, the defendant filed the Rule 3.800(a) motion, arguing that the sentence was illegal. The trial court vacated the sentence and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Helton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
  2. Ruiz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  3. Sainz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Mazza v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. OrtizDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  2. State v. RobinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  3. Advanced Benefit Concepts, Inc. v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Access Health, Inc. & Preferred Care Services, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2025
  4. FIGUERREO v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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