KAMIAH LANIER
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-09-09
No. 2026-0205
Scales, C.J., Lindsey, J., Gooden, J., Areces, J.
2026 FL 11789 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

A Rule 3.800(a) motion is not the appropriate remedy to challenge the legality of a sentence when the defendant has entered into a negotiated plea.


Headnotes

[1] A motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) challenging the legality of a sentence is not an appropriate remedy when the defendant has entered into a negot…

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Facts & Procedural History

Kamiah Lanier entered into a negotiated plea in the trial court and subsequently filed a motion challenging the legality of his sentence under Rule 3.…

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Opinion of the Court

Third District Court of Appeal

State of Florida

Opinion filed September 9, 2026.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D26-0205

Lower Tribunal No. F13-1957

Kamiah Lanier,

Appellant,

vs.

State of Florida,

Appellee.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Ramiro C. Areces, Judge.

Kamiah Lanier, in proper person.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Haccord J. Curry, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCALES, C.J., and LINDSEY, and GOODEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant entered into a negotiated plea in the trial court. He now brings this motion challenging the legality of his sentence under Rule 3.800(a). This is not legally cognizable. We can afford him no relief. See Peralta v. State, 390 So. 3d 680, 681 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024) (finding rule 3.800(a) motion is not the appropriate remedy when the defendant has a negotiated plea).

Affirmed.


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