Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1996

Howard v. State

Howard v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 4, 1996 · Farmer, Glickstein, Pariente
695 So. 2d 356; 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 12757; 1996 WL 692141 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Howard v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

GLICKSTEIN and FARMER, JJ., concur. PARIENTE, J., concurs specially with opinion.

Concurring Opinion

PARIENTE, Judge,

concurring specially.

Appellant’s motion alleges in a conclusory fashion that her plea was involuntary because of her “mental state.” I therefore agree that the order denying appellant relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) should be affirmed. Relief under rule 3.800(a) would be improper because appellant does not allege that her sentence is illegal. See Davis v. State, 661 So.2d 1193 (Fla. 1995).

Our affirmance is without prejudice to appellant filing a properly sworn and timely motion pursuant to rule 3.850 alleging facts legally sufficient to establish that appellant’s mental state rendered her unable to enter a voluntary plea. See Schenck v. State, 654 So.2d 593 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

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