Carroll v. State

This is an appeal of an order denying the motion of defendant-appellant John J. Carroll to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). * We affirm.

The defendant was convicted and sentenced in 1982 for third-degree murder, armed burglary, and armed robbery. This court affirmed the convictions but directed that the sentence for armed robbery be reduced to the appropriate legal maximum of thirty years. Carroll v. State, 497 So.2d 253, 266-67 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (en banc). The court also directed that the three-year mandatory minimum terms be changed from…