Hepburn v. State

Full title: SHELDON W. HEPBURN, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Apr 16, 2003

844 So. 2d 674 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 3D03-854.

Opinion filed April 16, 2003. Rehearing denied May 14, 2003.

An appeal under Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Florida, Pedro Echarte, Judge. Lower Tribunal No.: 97-28660.

Sheldon W. Hepburn, in proper person.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and, GREEN, and WELLS, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Although rule 3.800(a) allows a claim of illegal sentence to be raised at any time, it does not obviate the law of the case doctrine.See Brown v. State, 813 So.2d 132, 134 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); Vaughan v. State, 765 So.2d 56 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000); Raley v. State, 675 So.2d 170, 173-74 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).