Legal Opinion

Mack v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 18, 2005No. 3D05-819PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Scottie Mack appeals an order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a).

We affirm the denial of the claim of defendant-appellant Mack under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). The Ap-prendi decision does not apply to sentences under Florida’s prison releasee reoffender statute. See Gudinas v. State, 879 So.2d 616, 618 (Fla.2004); Robinson v. State, 793 So.2d 891, 892-93 (Fla.2001); McGregor v. State, 789 So.2d 976, 977-78 (Fla.2001).

The defendant’s claim that his crime should have been classified…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. Gudinas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  4. McGregor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  5. McAllister v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. RICKY RYLAND v. THE STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2023

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