Legal Opinion

George Decosta v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 30, 2025No. 4D2025-0682Published

1Opinion of the Court

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT GEORGE DECOSTA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D2025-0682 [July 30, 2025] Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Ernest A. Kollra, Jr., Judge; L.T. Case No. 74-2159CF10D. George Decosta, Century, pro se. No appearance required for appellee. PER CURIAM. George Decosta appeals the denial of a rule 3.800(a) motion alleging his life sentence for second-degree murder is an illegal indefinite sentence. No reversible error is shown, and we…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ratliff v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  2. Pullen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  4. Manning v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1960

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