EARNEST L. MILLS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2021-02-12
No. 20-1985
Calderon, J., Harris, J., Sasso, J., Nardella, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2021)

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Holding

The trial court properly denied appellant's rule 3.800 motion to correct an illegal sentence.


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[1] A trial court's denial of a rule 3.800 motion to correct an illegal sentence may be affirmed, and a court may impose sanctions including a bar on pro se filings and refer…

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Earnest L. Mills, proceeding pro se, appealed the denial of his rule 3.800 motion to correct an illegal sentence in an underlying criminal case from 2…

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Opinion of the Court
Nardella

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

EARNEST L. MILLS,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D20-1985

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Opinion filed February 12, 2021

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Luis Fernando Calderon , Judge.

Earnest L. Mills, Madison, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant appeals the trial court’s denial of his rule 3.800 motion to correct illegal sentence in Orange County Circuit Court Case No. 2007-CF-013401-A-O. We affirm the trial court’s order and caution Appellant that abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous filings directed to the identified lower court case number may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filings in this Court and referral to prison officials for disciplinary proceedings, which may include forfeiture of gain time. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2018); State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 1999).

AFFIRMED.

HARRIS, SASSO, and NARDELLA, JJ., concur.

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