KALVIN PRINGLE
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-09-18
No. 2025-1001
Ward, J., Traver, C.J., Nardella, J., Mize, J.
2026 FL 12284 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

Rule 3.800(a) is not the proper procedural vehicle for raising a claim of sentencing error under Apprendi v. New Jersey and its progeny.


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Key Quotes

“Rule 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.”

The court's rationale for affirming, citing Maye v. State

Facts & Procedural History

Kalvin Pringle appealed from a conviction in Highlands County Circuit Court, raising a claim of sentencing error under Apprendi.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-1001 Lower Tribunal No. 2007-CF-000306

KALVIN PRINGLE,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Highlands County. David V. Ward, Judge.

September 18, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116, S116 (Fla. May 14, 2026) ("[R]ule 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. . . ."), reh'g denied, No. SC2023-1184, 2026 WL 2243835 (Fla. Aug. 4, 2026).

TRAVER, C.J., and NARDELLA and MIZE, JJ., concur.

Kalvin Pringle, Mayo, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilynn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


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