Legal Opinion

Ghent v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 21, 2001No. 2D01-2032PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Herbert L. Ghent appeals the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). In his motion, Ghent makes four claims. We affirm three of the claims without comment, but we reverse the first claim.

Although the claim is inartfully drafted, Ghent -appears to allege that his sentences on two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of armed robbery are illegal because the convictions were improperly enhanced from first-degree felonies to life felonies for use of a firearm or weapon under section 775.087(1), Florida Statutes…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Traylor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Efraimson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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