Legal Opinion

GURTH v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 29, 2010No. 4D10-653Published

1Per curiam

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the factual basis used to support her plea in this appeal of the denial of her Rule 3.800(a) motion. “A rule 3.800(a) motion cannot be used to challenge the factual basis for a plea.” Marshall v. State, 35 So.3d 121 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) (citing Sanchez v. State, 979 So.2d 1004 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)). Appellant’s challenge was to her conviction, not to her sentence, and was not cognizable in a rule 3.800(a) motion. See Cook v. State, 885 So.2d 911 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). Moreover, appellant’s motion cannot be considered under Rule 3.850, because her time for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sanchez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  2. Cook v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. Marshall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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