# Brown v. State

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · April 11, 2007 · 954 So. 2d 1177

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7788197

## Case

- **Full name:** Freddie C. BROWN v. The STATE of Florida
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** April 11, 2007
- **Citations:** 954 So. 2d 1177; 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 5282; 2007 WL 1062479
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Fletcher, Lagoa, Schwartz
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that any error in denying a defendant her or his right to be present at a critical stage or any proceeding is fundamental error, except in resentencing cases where only the “ministerial act” of sentence correction is required

## Opinion text

PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Orta v. State, 919 So.2d 602 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)(holding that any error in denying a defendant her or his right to be present at a critical stage or any proceeding is fundamental error, except in resentencing cases where only the “ministerial act” of sentence correction is required); Cook v. State, 481 So.2d 1285 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986)(striking that portion *1178 of the sentence that improperly retained jurisdiction and affirming all else).

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