Legal Opinion

Pettway v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 25, 1987No. 87-356PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

502 So.2d 1353 (1987)

John E. PETTWAY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 87-356.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 25, 1987.

2Per curiam

John Pettway appeals from the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief.

Pettway is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence, apparently a guideline sentence. He claims that this sentence was artificially enhanced by the effect upon his scoresheet calculation of several uncounseled convictions, and that trial counsel knew of this inaccuracy but failed to object. If this allegation is true Pettway might be entitled to…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pilla v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Lanier v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Stevens v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Stewart v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  2. Leyba v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  3. Rowe v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. Manuel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  5. Brye v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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