Legal Opinion

Nixon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 14, 2001No. 2D00-2318PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BLUE, Acting Chief Judge.

Christian Shawn Nixon argues, and we agree, that the trial court erred in sentencing. Accordingly, we reverse.

Nixon committed numerous offenses in 1992. After revoking his probation, the trial court sentenced Nixon to thirty-five years for each count to run concurrently. The sentences were imposed over defense counsel’s objection; thus, this issue was properly preserved for appeal. For offenses committed prior to 1994, a trial court cannot impose a sentence in excess of the statutory maximum. See Mays v. State, 717 So.2d 515 (Fla.1998). See also Allen v. State, 771…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mays v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  2. Allen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Dennewitz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API