MICHAEL T. COLLINS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-09-18
No. 2025-0774
Combee, J., Traver, C.J., Nardella, J., Gannam, J.
2026 FL 12283 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

Rule 3.800(a) is not the proper procedural mechanism for raising claims of sentencing error under Apprendi and its progeny.


Headnotes

[1] Rule 3.800(a) is not the proper procedural vehicle for raising claims of sentencing error based on Apprendi v. …

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“Rule 3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi and its progeny.”

Court's citation to Maye v. State in affirming the trial court's decision

Facts & Procedural History

Michael T. Collins appealed from a 2009 criminal conviction in Polk County Circuit Court, raising a claim of sentencing error.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-0774 Lower Tribunal No. 2009-CF-001897

MICHAEL T. COLLINS,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County. Catherine L. Combee, Judge.

September 18, 2026

PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116 (Fla. May 14, 2026), ("[R]ule 3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi and its progeny...."), reh'g denied, No. SC2023-1184, 2026 WL 2243835 (Fla. Aug. 4, 2026). TRAVER, C.J., and NARDELLA and GANNAM, JJ., concur. Michael T. Collins, Cross City, pro se. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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