O'Connell v. State

COBB, Judge.

His motion to dismiss having been denied, appellant O’Connell pled nolo contendere to a robbery charge. The trial court adjudicated O’Connell guilty, sentenced him to twenty years imprisonment, and imposed the costs of transporting him from a Michigan prison and back. O’Connell specifically reserved the right to appeal the trial court’s ruling on the motion to dismiss, and now timely appeals the judgment and sentence. We reverse.

While he was serving a sentence in Michigan, the State of Florida charged O’Connell with robbery. Subsequent to filing the information, the state attorney…