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Peterson v. State

Citations

  • 775 So. 2d 376
  • 2000 WL 1727008

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  • holding that convictions for both leaving the scene of an accident involving injury and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage only were inconsistent and, therefore, could not be sustained
  • noting that a defendant may still appeal constitutional issues in sentencing context, such as vindictiveness
  • noting that section 921.001(1)(h) of the Criminal Punishment Code constitutionally limits a defendant's right to appeal a sentence
  • “Equal protection does not require that the defendant and the state be treated equally in criminal cases”
  • Criminal Punishment Code (CPC) section providing that sentence may be appealed on basis that it departs from CPC only if sentence is below lowest permissible sentence or as enumerated in section governing appeals by defendant does not violate due process or equal protection
  • Criminal Punishment Code (CPC) section providing that sentence may be appealed on basis that it departs from CPC only if sentence is below lowest permissible sentence or as enumerated in section governing appeals by defendant does not violate due process or equal protection

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Judges: Klein

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