Legal Opinion

Roach v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 16, 2003No. 2D02-2491PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Shannon L. Roach challenges the denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm because the claim alleged in Roach’s motion was facially insufficient.

In his motion, Roach contended that the three-year mandatory minimum portion of his sentence for trafficking in cocaine was illegally imposed. He based this claim on our decision in Taylor v. State, 818 So.2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA), review dismissed, 821 So.2d 302 (Fla.2002). Although Roach’s motion alleged the date of his arrest, the motion was facially insufficient because it did not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Sims v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hines v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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