PERRY
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2026-03-18
No. 2024-2479
2026 FL 2714 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2026) Positive Treatment
Cited by 12 cases

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Holding

An otherwise legal sentence will not be reversed unless there is affirmative indication that the trial court actually based the sentence on an impermissible factor.


Key Quotes

“there must be some affirmative indication that a trial court actually based the sentence on an impermissible factor before an otherwise legal sentence will be reversed.”

Court stated the governing legal standard for challenging sentences on appeal.

Facts & Procedural History

Perry was sentenced by the trial court in a criminal case. The appellate record did not contain affirmative indication that the sentence was based on …

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Johnson v. State, 301 So. 3d 443, 448 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (citing Serrano v. State, 279 So. 3d 296, 302 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)) (“[T]here must be some affirmative indication that a trial court actually based the sentence on an impermissible factor before an otherwise legal sentence will be reversed.”).

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and RAY and BILBREY, JJ., concur. Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Danielle Jorden, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Benjamin L. Hoffman, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


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  • Perry v. State (Fla. 1st DCA 2026)
    …PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Johnson v. State, 301 So. 3d 443, 448 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (citing Serrano v. State, 279 So. 3d 296, 302 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019)) (“[T]here must be some affirmative indication that a trial court actually based the sentence on an impermissible factor before an otherwise legal sentence wi…
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  • Sanjay Johnson v. State (Fla. 4th DCA 2026)
  • Shaw v. State (Fla. 1st DCA 2024)
    …motion. The jury found Shaw guilty on all counts. This appeal follows. Analysis Shaw argues that the trial court abused its discretion during the Nelson hearing when it failed to inform him of his right to selfrepresentation. See Johnson v. State, 301 So. 3d 443, 446 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (holding that a trial court’s actions during a Nelson hearing are reviewed for an abuse of discretion). He also argues that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for judgment of acquittal because the State failed t…

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