DEMARCUS LAMONT THURMAN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2026-05-21
No. 2026-0949
Salvador, J., Lambert, J., Harris, J., Boatwright, J.
2026 FL 6078 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2026)

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Holding

Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising claims of error under Apprendi v. New Jersey and its progeny.


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[1] Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) is not the proper procedural vehicle for raising claims that judicial fact-finding violates Apprendi v. …

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“Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), and its progeny, including Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013)”

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Demarcus Lamont Thurman appealed a circuit court order in a criminal case, raising an issue under Rule 3.800(a) regarding sentencing.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 5D2026-0949 LT Case No. 16-2011-CF-013193-A

DEMARCUS LAMONT THURMAN, Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Tatiana R. Salvador, Judge.

Demarcus Lamont Thurman, Madison, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

May 21, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116 (Fla. May 14, 2026) (holding that Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000), and its progeny, including Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013), and receding from Plott v. State, 148 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 2014), and its contrary holding that an Apprendi claim is cognizable under Rule 3.800(a)).

LAMBERT, HARRIS, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur.


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