Legal Opinion

Hollybrook v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 5, 2001No. 2D01-599PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

795 So.2d 1012 (2001)

Anita M. HOLLYBROOK, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D01-599.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 5, 2001.

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Anita M. Hollybrook appeals the summary denial of her motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse because although the sentence was a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines, it exceeded the statutory maximum for the crime and thus constituted an illegal sentence.

Hollybrook entered nolo contendere pleas to three counts of vehicular…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Larson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Nunez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Howell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Carson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  3. Carson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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