BYRD
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-06-10
No. 2024-2053
Gay, J., Lewis, J., Rowe, J., Nordby, J.
2026 FL 6962 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026)

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Holding

Any error in the trial court's sentencing of Byrd was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.


Headnotes

[1] Any error in sentencing that is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt does not warrant reversal on appeal.

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Facts & Procedural History

Markeal Donvelt Byrd was sentenced by the trial court in Bay County. The appeal concerns the validity of that sentence.…

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Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 1D2024-2053

MARKEAL DONVELT BYRD, Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County. Shonna Y. Gay, Judge.

June 10, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See McGlaun v. State, 420 So. 3d 634, 636 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025) (“Since any error here is harmless, Appellant's HFO sentence is affirmed."); see also Hicks v. State, 422 So. 3d 607, 608 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025) (affirming sentence imposed under prison releasee reoffender statute when any error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt).

LEWIS, ROWE, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.


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