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Kennedy v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Sep 16, 1985
475 So. 2d 247 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 84-2739.

July 19, 1985. Rehearing Denied September 16, 1985.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Harry Lee Coe, III, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Douglas S. Connor, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary O. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Appellant appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted murder after entry of a guilty plea.

Appellant first alleges that the record does not establish that his plea was voluntarily entered with full knowledge of its consequences. One of his allegations is that he may not have had the mental capacity to understand the nature of the plea and its consequences. Appellant had, shortly before entry of his plea, been found competent to stand trial after a mental evaluation for that purpose. He has not demonstrated to this court any prejudice, neither has he filed a motion below to withdraw his plea pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm, without prejudice, to appellant filing a motion below seeking any relief to which he may demonstrate entitlement.

Appellant also alleges the trial court erred in sentencing him outside the recommended guidelines range. The trial court's order setting forth reasons for departure contains sufficient, valid reasons to justify departure.

Finally, appellant argues that the trial court erred in retaining jurisdiction over one-third of his sentence. We agree. Carter v. State, 464 So.2d 172 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985). Accordingly, on remand, the trial court shall enter an amended judgment and sentence deleting the retention of jurisdiction.

Affirmed and remanded with instructions.

RYDER, C.J., and CAMPBELL and LEHAN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Kennedy v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Sep 16, 1985
475 So. 2d 247 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

Kennedy v. State

Case Details

Full title:LEE KENNEDY, A/K/A LAVAILLE JOHNSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Sep 16, 1985

Citations

475 So. 2d 247 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

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