John Wayne Ballester v. State of Florida

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2023-0447 Lower Tribunal No. 19-CF-016055 _____________________________ JOHN WAYNE BALLESTER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County. J. Frank Porter, Judge. April 17, 2025 STARGEL, J. John Wayne Ballester appeals the judgment and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of robbery with a non-deadly weapon. Ballester was sentenced to life in prison as a Violent Career Criminal (VCC), a Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) with…