Scott v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

Jerry Lee Scott appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. Scott argues that his prison releasee reoffender sentence is illegal, basing that argument on our decision in Taylor v. State, 818 So.2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). The trial court denied his motion, finding that the subsequent reenactment of the statutory amendments invalidated by Taylor applied retroactively to validate Scott’s sentence.

We affirm without discussing the trial court’s reasoning. Taylor only invalidated the proposed amendments to section 775.082, Florida Statutes (1999),…