Juan I. Barriera v. State

Juan Barriera appeals the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. , Barriera' candidly acknowledges that his sentence “is not technically illegal.” Nevertheless, he argues that the postconviction court erred by not granting him habeas corpus relief to rectify a “man ifest injustice.” We write to explain why Barriera is not entitled to relief.

In 1994, following a jury trial, Barriera was convicted of armed burglary of a dwelling, a first-degree felony punishable by up to life in prison. § 810.02(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1994). 1 He was…