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Mercade v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 5, 1997No. 97-03358PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

698 So.2d 1313 (1997)

Rafial A. MERCADE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 97-03358.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 5, 1997.

LAZZARA, Judge.

The appellant, Rafial Mercade, has invoked our mandatory jurisdiction to review the trial court's order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). See Fla. R.App. P. 9.140(i). We affirm because the record conclusively refutes the appellant's claim for relief. In doing so, we in turn invoke the provisions of section 944.28(2)(a), Florida Statutes…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. BeasleySupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. State v. HaganSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  3. State v. ShearerSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  4. Treat v. State Ex Rel. MittonSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
  5. Hall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Saucer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Hay v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  4. Bivens v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  5. Martin v. SingletaryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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