Sawyers v. State of Florida

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT TYLER CORDELL SAWYERS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 2D2024-0520 February 27, 2026 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Teri K. Dees, Judge. Brett S. Chase of Chase Law Florida, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. LABRIT, Judge. Tyler Sawyers appeals his judgment and twenty-five-year mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated battery with a firearm. According to Mr. Sawyers, the information…