Angel Guzman v. State

The defendant appeals the denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. He claims that his twenty-year sentence for his violation of his youthful offender probation is illegal because the sentence exceeds the six-year cap for a “technical or nonsubstantive violation” as stated in section 958.14, Florida Statutes (2003).

We have reviewed our records for the defendant’s direct appeal in case number 4D07-4303. Guzman v. State, 994 So.2d 1252, 1253 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (reversing the summary denial of a motion to withdraw plea after sentencing). The…