District Court of Appeal of Florida

Petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted where the defendant received inadequate assistance of appellate counsel after counsel failed to raise the issue that defendant's sentence exceeded the statutory maximum for a second degree felony.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/10/2006
• Published 05/10/2006

Judges

• ROTHENBERG, Judge., Before LEVY, SHEPHERD, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marlon James, in proper person.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Angel L. Fleming, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.