BERNIER GERARD JACKSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-10-02
No. 2025-2150
Leach, J., Brownlee, J., Gannam, J., Pratt, J.
2026 FL 13057 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026)

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Holding

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


Headnotes

[1] Rule 3.800(a) is not the proper procedural vehicle for raising a claim of sentencing error under Apprendi and its progeny.

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Key Quotes

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

The court cited Maye v. State for the proposition that Rule 3.800(a) cannot be used to challenge sentencing errors based on Apprendi.

Facts & Procedural History

Bernier Gerard Jackson appealed from a conviction in Orange County Circuit Court, raising a sentencing-related claim.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2025-2150 Lower Tribunal No. 2012-CF-013345-A-O

BERNIER GERARD JACKSON,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Barbara J. Leach, Judge.

October 2, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 436 So. 3d 416, 418 (Fla. 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). BROWNLEE, GANNAM and PRATT, JJ., concur. Bernier Gerard Jackson, Avon Park, pro se. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Stephen R. Putnam, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED


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