Page v. State

Henry Page appeals an order denying a motion to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. Defendant-appellant pled guilty to second degree murder, which is a first degree felony punishable by life imprisonment. § 782.04(2), Fla.Stat. (1977). The life sentence is legal.

Assuming, without deciding, that defendant’s claim relating to the Youthful Offender Act is cognizable under Rule 3.800, it has been held that the Youthful Offender Act does not apply to a defendant whose crime was committed prior to the Act’s effective date of October 1, 1978. Bradley v. State,…