HILLARY DANIEL GERI, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
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Appellant challenges his sentence imposed after revocation of youthful offender probation, arguing it exceeded statutory limits. The court affirms because the sentencing error claim was not preserved for appeal under amended Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b).
The sentencing error claim is not preserved for appellate review because appellant's counsel filed the initial brief after the effective date of amendments to rule 3.800(b), which bars sentencing errors not raised at trial or in posttrial proceedings.
[1] Sentencing errors, even fundamental ones, occurring after the effective date of amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b) are barred if not raised at tria…
[2] A defendant is precluded from raising sentencing error for the first time on appeal if the claim is not preserved for appellate review.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Sentencing errors occurring after the effective date of the amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b), even fundamental ones, are barred if not raised at trial or in posttrial proceedings pursuant to rule 3.800.”
Establishes the procedural bar preventing review of unpreserved sentencing errors
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceAppellant was sentenced as a youthful offender on March 30, 1998, with a boot camp recommendation. After completing boot camp, his sentences were modi…
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PER CURIAM.
Appellant challenges his sentencing after revocation of probation arguing that it is illegal. We affirm.
On March 30, 1998, appellant was sentenced as a youthful offender with a recommendation for placement in boot camp. After appellant completed the boot camp portion of his sentence, his sentences were modified on November 9, 1999, and he was placed on probation pursuant to section 958.045(5)(c), Florida Statutes (1998). Appellant violated his probation and on September 20, 2000, he was sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 years in prison. Appellant argues that his sentence after revocation of probation was illegal because the trial court could only sentence him to 364 days, which is the upper limit set forth in section 958.045(5)(c). In Bloodworth v. State, 769 So. 2d 1117 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000), the court held that the plain language of the youthful offender statute provided that upon violating probation imposed after successful completion of boot camp, a youth may only receive up to 364 days in a specified facility as a penalty.
Sentencing errors occurring after the effective date of the amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b), even fundamental ones, are barred if not raised at trial or in posttrial proceedings pursuant to rule 3.800. Maddox v. State, 760 So. 2d 89 (Fla.2000); Harvey v. State, 786 So. 2d 595 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001), reh’g denied and questions certified, 786 So. 2d 28 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). Appellant’s appointed counsel filed his initial brief after the effective date of the amendments to rule 3.800(b), consequently his claims of sentencing error, even any claims of fundamental error, are not preserved for appellate review and appellant is precluded from raising this issue for the first time on appeal. See Maddox; Malone v. State, 777 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001).
Accordingly, we affirm appellant’s sentence without prejudice to his right to seek appropriate postconviction relief. Stinson v. State, 785 So. 2d 759 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001); Durr v. State, 773 So. 2d 644 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000).
AFFIRMED.
ALLEN, C.J., ERVIN and BOOTH, JJ., concur.
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- Maddox v. State, 760 So. 2d 89 (Fla. 2000)
- Gregor v. Gregor, 786 So. 2d 28 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001)
- Baron Ellis Bloodworth v. State, 769 So. 2d 1117 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000)
- Harvey v. State, 786 So. 2d 595 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001)
- Durr v. State, 773 So. 2d 644 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000)
- Alfie Stinson v. State, 785 So. 2d 759 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001)
- State v. Rodriguez, 785 So. 2d 759 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)
- Lanora Malone v. State, 777 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001)