Lynch v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

Paul David Lynch appeals the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion and contemporaneously filed rule 3.800(a) motion. We affirm the trial court’s denial of Lynch’s rule 3.850 motion without comment. However, having found that Lynch’s rule 3.800(a) motion correctly asserts that the trial court imposed an illegal sentence, we reverse.

Section 958.04(2)(c), Florida Statutes (Supp.1996), provides that the total term of incarceration and probation a court can impose on a defendant designated as a youthful offender is limited to six years. By sentencing…