Renna v. State

The defendant appeals the circuit court’s denial of his motion to dismiss, which preceded his guilty plea. We affirm. The defendant, when pleading guilty, did not expressly reserve the right to appeal the order denying his motion to dismiss as a prior dispositive order of the lower tribunal. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A)(i)(2011) (“A defendant may not appeal from a guilty or nolo contendere plea except as follows: ... A defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere may expressly reserve the right to appeal a prior dispositive order of the lower tribunal, identifying with particularity…