Dennis v. State

This is an appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Rule 3.800(a), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. Defendant concedes that an earlier motion was made but not appealed, owing to lack of timely notice of the order on the motion.- Assuming arguendo that the present motion is not barred, the trial court properly denied relief. The defendant’s theory is that his 1968 robbery sentence is rendered illegal by the fact that the codefendant received a term of 25 years while defendant received a term of 75 years. Under the principles applicable to a…