Legal Opinion

Goshay v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 12, 1994No. 94-808PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIVERS, Senior Judge.

Johnny Mark Goshay appeals the trial court’s order denying his Rule 3.800(a) Motion for Correction of Sentence. Specifically, Goshay argues that his consecutive habitual offender sentences are illegal because they were imposed for acts occurring during a single criminal episode. We agree and reverse.

On February 20, 1990, Goshay was charged in a single information with possession of cocaine, resisting an officer with violence, and possession of paraphernalia. All of the offenses occurred on February 7,1990. According to the stipulation of facts introduced at Goshay’s plea…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  3. Dietrich v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  4. Walker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Tibero v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Callaway v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Rosier v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Callaway v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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