Martinez v. State

EN BANC

Conner, J.

The defendant appeals an order denying his second motion for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). He challenges his thirty-year sentence for DUI manslaughter on count one, arguing the sentence is illegal because it exceeds both the statutory maximum of. fifteen years and the lowest permissible sentence of twenty-two years under the Criminal Punishment Code. We affirm for two reasons: (I) relief is barred by collateral es-toppel; and (2) although the sentence is illegal, there is no manifest injustice to warrant an exception to the collateral es-toppel bar.