BRIAN LANE MARTIN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court's discretionary denial of a downward departure sentence request is not an abuse of discretion and is properly affirmed on appeal.
Brian Lane Martin appealed from a sentencing decision in which the trial court denied his request for a downward departure from the applicable sentenc…
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-1650 Lower Tribunal No. 2020-CF-001214 BRIAN LANE MARTIN, Appellant, V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Collier County. Joseph G. Foster, Judge.
October 9, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Caviness v. State, 420 So. 3d 609 (Fla. 6th DCA 2025) (determining that discretionary denials of downward departure sentences are appealable and finding no error in trial court's denial of downward departure request). WOZNIAK, MIZE and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur. Brian Lane Martin, Florida City, pro se. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jonathan P. Hurley, Senior 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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