JAMES POWELL, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Saint-Fleur v. State, 840 So. 2d 261 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002)
  …fenses are covered by the sentencing guidelines. Under the guidelines, a life sentence is for a term of natural life without the possibility of parole. See § 921.001(10), Fla. Stat. (1991); Wemett v. State, 567 So. 2d 882 (Fla.1990); Hurd v. State, 807 So. 2d 753 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002). Since the defendant is serving a life sentence and there is no prospect for release, the deportation order is entirely immaterial. Further, where a defendant enters a plea in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment without…
• Williams v. State, 8 So. 3d 1276 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009)
  …PER CURIAM. The denial of appellant’s rule 3.850 motion is affirmed. Nevertheless, based on the date of appellant’s offenses, it appears he is in fact eligible for parole. See Duffy v. State, 874 So. 2d 1242 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004); Hurd v. State, 807 So. 2d 753, 754 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); Johnson v. State, 679 So. 2d 9 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Dolan v. State, 618 So. 2d 271, 272 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). Although he has no absolute right to parole, he is entitled to proper consideration for parole. See Moore v. Fla. Pa…
• Lowery v. State, 105 So. 3d 554 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012)
  …w his plea entered December 14, 2000. Appellant argues that he is entitled to withdraw his plea upon the entry of the corrected sentence because the 3-year mandatory minimum provision violates his original plea agreement. He relies on Hurd v. State, 807 So. 2d 753 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) and State v. Moore, 854 So. 2d 832 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003) (where plea entered with express understanding that mandatory minimum will not be imposed, defendant must have opportunity to withdraw plea when court is required to enter man…

Authorities Cited

• Terry v. State, 808 So. 2d 1249 (Fla. 2002)