Anthony Lee Davis v. the State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJanuary 22, 2020
Docket3D19-2331
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed January 22, 2020.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D19-2331
Lower Tribunal No. 09-28591
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Anthony Lee Davis,
Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the
Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jose L. Fernandez, Judge.
Anthony Lee Davis, in proper person.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before EMAS, C.J., and SCALES and LOBREE, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Shepard v. State, 259 So. 3d 701, 706 (Fla. 2018) (holding
“that an automobile is a weapon under section 775.087(1) if it is used to inflict harm
on another. Further, it is a question of fact for the jury to determine whether an
automobile or other object was used as a weapon by the defendant”); Miller v. State,
918 So. 2d 415, 417 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006) (cited with approval by Shepard for the
proposition that “whether a motor vehicle is used or threatened to be used in a way
that makes it a deadly weapon is typically a question resolved by a jury”). See also
Cox v. State, 221 So. 3d 723, 725 n. 5 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017) (holding that a motion to
correct illegal sentence under rule 3.800(a) “must be determined as a matter of law,
without an evidentiary hearing, based upon an error apparent on the face of the court
record. Given the absence of any time limitation for filing such a motion, and the
unavailability of an evidentiary hearing, the burden is on the movant to demonstrate
that the trial court's error and the defendant's entitlement to relief are apparent from
the face of the record”).
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