Carter v. State

Charles E. Carter appeals a denial by the Miami-Dade circuit court of his combined petition for a writ of certiorari and motion to correct an illegal sentence. We affirm, and issue an order to show cause.

In 1987, a jury convicted Carter of aggravated battery, armed robbery, armed kidnapping, attempted first degree murder, and armed burglary of an occupied conveyance. In 2000, after a federal magistrate recommended that Carter be re-sentenced, the trial court, upon de novo review, re-sentenced Carter as follows: fifteen-years imprisonment for aggravated battery, thirteen-years imprisonment for…