MICHAEL T. COLLINS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Rule 3.800(a) is not the proper procedural mechanism for raising claims of sentencing error under Apprendi and its progeny.
[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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Court's citation to Maye v. State in affirming the trial court's decision
Michael T. Collins appealed from a 2009 criminal conviction in Polk County Circuit Court, raising a claim of sentencing error.…
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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