CHANCE DAWKINS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A motion to correct an illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 3.800(a) is not cognizable when the defendant seeks to challenge the validity of the conviction and only by extension the legality of the resulting sentence.
[1] A motion to correct an illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 3.800(a) cannot be used to collaterally attack the validity of a conviction; such motion…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“A motion to correct illegal sentence under rule 3.800(a) is not cognizable where, as here, the defendant seeks to challenge the validity of the conviction and, only by extension, the 'legality' of the resulting sentence.”
Court's reasoning for affirming the trial court's denial of the motion, citing Ramirez v. State, 374 So. 3d 71, 72 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022)
Chance Dawkins appealed from a circuit court order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence in Miami-Dade County.…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed July 30, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________
No. 3D25-0922 Lower Tribunal No. F07-26997 ________________
Chance Dawkins, Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cristina Miranda, Judge.
Chance Dawkins, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before LOGUE, LINDSEY, and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Ramirez v. State, 374 So. 3d 71, 72 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022) (“A motion to correct illegal sentence under rule 3.800(a) is not cognizable