Hill v. State

Appellant, an inmate of the state correctional system, seeks review of an order denying his motion for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm without discussion as to all grounds raised, except one.

One of the grounds raised by appellant can be read as asserting that his sentence is illegal because it exceeds the statutory maximum for the offense of which he was convicted. We treat this as a motion to correct an illegal sentence, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a).

In his motion, appellant asserted that, pursuant to a…