Carlos Lofton v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledFebruary 17, 2021
Docket1D20-1760
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-1760
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CARLOS LOFTON,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
J. Lee Marsh, Judge.
February 17, 2021
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Johnson v. State, 60 So. 3d 1045, 1052 (Fla.
2011) (โWhen a criminal defendant seeks to withdraw a negotiated
plea, or to attack it collaterally, if he is successful he loses the
benefit of the bargain he has elected to attack.โ) (citation omitted);
see also Walsh v. State, 942 So. 2d 449, 450 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)
(โ[W]here the plea is bargained for, the right to appeal a dispositive
ruling is an element of the bargain and either the trial court or the
State can refuse a bargain which would reserve that right.โ).
ROWE, M.K. THOMAS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Michael Hursey, Fort Lauderdale, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Holly N. Simcox, Assistant
Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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