Knight v. State

Derrick Jermaine Knight appeals from an order, dated May 14, 2014, that denied his motion for post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. We affirm the trial court’s decision and issue an order to show cause as described below.

In 2007, a jury convicted Knight for manslaughter, aggravated battery, shooting a deadly missile into a vehicle, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The trial court imposed a fifteen-year sentence for manslaughter and a twenty-five-year sentence for aggravated battery. These two sentences were to run consecutively. The…