Iglesias v. State

Norberto Iglesias appeals the trial court’s order dismissing as untimely his motion to mitigate sentence. We treat the appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari, Johnson v. State, 932 So.2d 562 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006), and deny the petition.

Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c) provides that where no direct appeal has been filed, a motion to reduce, modify or mitigate a sentence must be filed within sixty days of the imposition of the sentence.

On August 13, 2008, the trial court sentenced Iglesias in two different cases. No appeal was taken from the judgment or sentence imposed in either…