Nikko Glen Albanese v. State of Florida , 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16977 ( 2015 )


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  •          DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
    FOURTH DISTRICT
    NIKKO GLEN ALBANESE,
    Appellant,
    v.
    STATE OF FLORIDA,
    Appellee.
    No. 4D13-1400
    [November 12, 2015]
    Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm
    Beach County; Stephen A. Rapp, Judge; L.T. Case No. 502011CF011785
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    Rafael A. Castro, III, and David E. Wolff, Miami, for appellant.
    Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cynthia L.
    Comras, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
    ON COMBINED MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION, CERTIFICATION, AND ISSUANCE OF A
    WRITTEN OPINION
    STEVENSON, J.
    On September 1, 2015, this court issued an order granting the State’s
    March 31, 2015 motion to dismiss appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
    Appellant has now filed a combined “motion for clarification, for
    certification of issue for appellate review, and for issuance of a written
    opinion.”1 We grant the motions for clarification and for issuance of a
    written opinion, but deny the request for certification. We also vacate the
    September 1, 2015 order and deny the State’s motion to dismiss. Upon
    consideration of the briefs, the court’s opinion is as follows.
    1 Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.330 does not authorize Appellant’s motion
    for “certification of issue for appellate review.” We treat that portion of Appellant’s
    motion as a request that this court seek supreme court review under rule
    9.030(a)(2)(A)(v) (“The discretionary jurisdiction of the supreme court may be
    sought to review . . . a question certified to be of great public importance.”).
    The Defendant, Nikko Albanese, pled guilty to two counts of robbery
    with a firearm and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. He was
    adjudicated guilty of all four crimes and sentenced to serve ten years in
    prison.
    The Defendant appeals his conviction on two grounds. First, he argues
    the plea agreement is void for lack of consideration. Second, he argues
    the trial court erred in failing to sua sponte hold a mental competency
    hearing.
    While defendants who plead guilty have a constitutional right to appeal,
    “the issues that they can raise on appeal are limited.” Leonard v. State,
    
    760 So. 2d 114
    , 116 (Fla. 2000).
    A defendant may not appeal from a guilty or nolo contendere
    plea except as follows:
    (i) Reservation of Right to Appeal. A defendant who
    pleads guilty or nolo contendere may expressly reserve the
    right to appeal a prior dispositive order . . . .
    (ii) Appeals Otherwise Allowed. A defendant who pleads
    guilty or nolo contendere may otherwise directly appeal only
    a. the lower tribunal’s lack of subject matter
    jurisdiction;
    b. a violation of the plea agreement, if preserved by a
    motion to withdraw plea;
    c. an involuntary plea, if preserved by a motion to
    withdraw plea;
    d. a sentencing error, if preserved; or
    e. as otherwise provided by law.
    Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(b)(2)(A) (emphasis added). The Defendant did not
    reserve his right to appeal and did not file a motion to withdraw his plea.
    He claims that his arguments on appeal “tacitly rely” on rule
    9.140(b)(2)(A)(ii)a. (the trial court exceeded its subject matter jurisdiction).
    We disagree.
    We find both issues raised on appeal involve the voluntary and
    intelligent nature of the Defendant’s plea. Before raising these issues on
    appeal, “the defendant must first file with the trial court a motion to
    withdraw the plea.” Burns v. State, 
    884 So. 2d 1010
    , 1013 (Fla. 4th DCA
    2004).
    Accordingly, we affirm. See Leonard v. State, 
    760 So. 2d 114
    , 119 (Fla.
    2000); Robinson v. State, 
    373 So. 2d 898
    (Fla. 1979).
    2
    WARNER and FORST, JJ., concur.
    *       *        *
    Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
    3
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 4D13-1400

Citation Numbers: 179 So. 3d 405, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16977

Judges: Stevenson, Warner

Filed Date: 11/12/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/19/2024