Legal Opinion
Rivera v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 10, 1999No. 99-01046PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
746 So.2d 542 (1999)
Angel Luis RIVERA, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 99-01046.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
December 10, 1999.
2Per curiam
Angel Rivera appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. He seeks to set aside his nolo contendere plea to ten separate felony charges. Rivera contends that, due to a combination of mental illness as well as the numerous medications he was taking, he could not comprehend the nature and consequences of his plea. Because the trial court's record…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Campbell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Reutter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Stinyard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- McCallum v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
4Cited by12 opinions
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- Barnes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
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