Steed v. State

We affirm the trial court’s denial of appellant’s Rule 3.800(a) motion which attempted to challenge his 1986 plea to escape in this case. The motion does not establish an “illegal sentence” that can be corrected at any time under the rule. Instead, the motion attempts to bring procedurally barred and untimely challenges to the conviction. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.850.

Appellant alleges in Ground 1 that his fifteen year sentence exceeds the statutory maximum. This allegation is false as escape is a second-degree felony. § 944.40, Fla. Stat. (1985). Appellant also claims that he was convicted of a…