Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 12, 2000No. 4D00-0544PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKlein, J.

The trial court denied appellant’s rule 3.800(a) motion alleging that his sentence is illegal. The illegality, according to appellant, results from the fact that he was sentenced for committing armed burglary of a dwelling where the jury made no finding that he possessed a weapon. We affirm.

The offense in this case was committed in April, 1982, and the sentence appellant received for armed burglary was seventy-five years, which did not exceed the maximum sentence of life permitted by section 810.02(2)(a)(b), Florida Statutes (1981), for armed burglary of a dwelling.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. MotenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  2. Chanquet v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. White v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Calixte v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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