Legal Opinion
Melton v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 7, 1998No. 98-0278PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
720 So.2d 577 (1998)
Connie MELTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-0278.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
October 7, 1998.
Appellant, pro se.
Robert Butterworth, Attorney General; Giselle Lylen Rivera, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
2Per curiam
Appellant challenges the denial of her postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Only one claim by appellant merits discussion.
In her motion, appellant alleged her plea was involuntary based on threats of harsher treatment if she insisted on proceeding to trial. The trial…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Barfield v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Peavy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Dutton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Raines v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
4Cited by4 opinions
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- Spradley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Hickey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Melton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000