Baxter v. State

WALLACE, Judge.

James Baxter challenges his conviction for lewd or lascivious molestation on a thirteen-year-old child, as well as his sentence of thirty years’ imprisonment as a dangerous sexual felony offender (DSFO). Although Mr. Baxter raises two issues on appeal, only the issue regarding his sentence warrants discussion. 1 Because the plain language of section 794.0115(2), Florida Statutes (2012), allows the trial court to sentence a DSFO “to a mandatory minimum term of 25 years imprisonment up to, and including, life imprisonment,” we hold that Mr. Baxter’s sentence is legal.…