Watkins v. State

Full title: Quincy Watkins, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Court: Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Date published: Nov 20, 2019

No. 3D19-1729 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Nov. 20, 2019)

Opinion

No. 3D19-1729

11-20-2019

Quincy Watkins, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Quincy Watkins, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. Lower Tribunal No. 06-28538 An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Teresa Mary Pooler, Judge. Quincy Watkins, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee. Before SALTER, LINDSEY, and HENDON, JJ. PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Chesson v. State, 729 So. 2d 974, 975 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999) ("For purposes of rule 3.800, an illegal sentence is one that exceeds the maximum period set forth by law for a particular offense without regard to the guidelines." (citing Davis v. State, 661 So. 2d 1193, 1196 (Fla. 1995); Wright v. State, 711 So. 2d 66, 67 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); Hinson v. State, 709 So. 2d 629, 630 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998); State v. Moten, 698 So. 2d 1345, 1346 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Skidmore v. State, 688 So. 2d 1014, 1015 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997))).