Clift v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
We affirm the trial court’s order denying relief in this collateral criminal appeal. Because Appellant pled guilty to the offenses at issue, he waived his claim that his counsel should have moved to suppress evidence. Stano v. State, 520 So.2d 278 (Fla.1988). Appellant also improperly attacked the sufficiency of the evidence of his conviction. Even had Appellant not pled guilty to the offense, the claim of insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction is an issue that could have and should have been raised on direct appeal. Smith v. State, 445 So.2d 323, 325 (Fla.1983); Montana v. State, 597…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stano v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
- Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
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- Montana v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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