Legal Opinion
Carson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 26, 2010No. 1D09-5698Published
1Opinion of the Court
37 So.3d 884 (2010)
Terry CARSON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D09-5698.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 26, 2010.
Rehearing Denied June 17, 2010.
Terry Carson, pro se, Appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Ian M. Cotner, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
THOMAS, J.
In this case, we address an important issue, to wit: May a criminal defendant who accepts the benefits of a negotiated plea bargain collaterally attack his negotiated sentence years later as "illegal" under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a)?
Our answer is no,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
- Quarterman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Larson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Amend. to Fla. Rules of Appellate Proc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1996
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