{"id":893,"date":"2023-03-21T19:49:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T23:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminallawyer.net\/?p=892"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:27:53","slug":"court-examines-floridas-dui-sentencing-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-examines-floridas-dui-sentencing-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Examines Florida\u2019s DUI Sentencing Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">DUI offenses are not merely traffic violations; instead, they are crimes that can carry significant penalties. There are limitations to the penalties a court can impose for a DUI offense, though, and if a court imposes a sentence over the maximum permitted, it may be unlawful. This was demonstrated recently when a Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/florida\/second-district-court-of-appeal\/2023\/22-2520.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court<\/a> vacated a sentence for DUI manslaughter on the grounds that it did not include a mandatory probationary component. If you are charged with a DUI offense, it is important to retain a St. Petersburg DUI defense lawyer who can assist you in fighting to protect your rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Procedural History of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is alleged that the defendant was charged with and convicted of DUI manslaughter. The trial court sentenced him to fifteen years in prison, with a four-year mandatory term. The defendant appealed, but his conviction and sentence were confirmed without an opinion. He then filed a petition, alleging his appellate counsel was ineffective in that he failed to argue that the defendant\u2019s fifteen-year sentence for DUI manslaughter lacked the probationary component required under Florida law. In support of his argument, he referred to a recent Florida decision that held that when a defendant is convicted of a DUI offense, the total sentence cannot exceed fifteen years, which includes the appropriate probationary period. The court agreed with the defendant\u2019s assertions and, therefore, reversed his conviction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Florida\u2019s DUI Sentencing Laws<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To prove a claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, a defendant must show that the appellate attorney\u2019s performance was deficient and that the deficiency of that performance compromised the appellate process to such a degree as to undermine confidence in the fairness and correctness of the appellate result. Appellate counsel can be ineffective for failing to raise issues of merit based on law decided during the pendency of a direct appeal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-examines-floridas-dui-sentencing-laws\/#more-893\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUI offenses are not merely traffic violations; instead, they are crimes that can carry significant penalties. There are limitations to the penalties a court can impose for a DUI offense, though, and if a court imposes a sentence over the maximum permitted, it may be unlawful. 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