Legal Opinion

Melvin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 10, 2001No. 3D01-2591Published

1Opinion of the CourtCope, J.

Frederick E. Melvin appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. We affirm.

Defendant-appellant Melvin filed a petition for writ error coram nobis in the trial court. The trial court properly treated the petition as a motion for postconviction relief which was timely filed under Wood v. State, 750 So.2d 592 (Fla.1999).

In 1981 defendant entered a no contest plea to two felony counts in Dade County Circuit Court case number 81-260173. In 1990 defendant was adjudicated guilty in another case. His 1990 sentencing guidelines scoresheet included a score for his 1981 offenses as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wood v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Major v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Rhodes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Bismark v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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