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Martin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 18, 2001
788 So. 2d 422 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 3D00-2648

Opinion filed July 18, 2001.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Peter R. Lopez, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 93-4648.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Marti Rothenberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and John D. Barker, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GERSTEN and FLETCHER, JJ.


Insofar as it denied Martin's petition for writ of habeas corpus, the order below is vacated and the writ is hereby issued by this court because of his unrebutted showing that the seven- year sentence entered in return for a nolo plea was concurrent to a five-year sentence already imposed in a related case, rather than, as the clerk's records reflect, consecutive to that term. Because Martin has already served more than seven years in state prison, he is entitled to immediate release. It is so ordered. This decision shall take effect upon filing.

Habeas Corpus granted.


Summaries of

Martin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 18, 2001
788 So. 2d 422 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Martin v. State

Case Details

Full title:SCOTTY MARTIN, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 18, 2001

Citations

788 So. 2d 422 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)