Garcia v. State

QUINCE, Judge.

The appellant, Juan Castillo Garcia, appeals the length of his sentence. Because his sentence exceeds the statutory maximum, we reverse.

Garcia pleaded no contest to a charge of dealing in stolen property, a second-degree felony. The crime was committed on February 13, 1994, and Garcia was sentenced under the guidelines which became effective on January 1, 1994. The maximum sentence for a second-degree felony is fifteen years in prison. § 775.082(3), Fla.Stat. (1993). Garcia’s sentence of one year, seven months and *232twenty-one days of prison, followed by thirteen years and five…