DANNY CRUZ
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 v. New Jersey and its progeny.
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-1675 Lower Tribunal No. 2013-CF-017607
DANNY CRUZ, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Lee County. Robert Branning, Judge.
October 16, 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 [v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000),] and its progeny . . . ."), reh'g denied, No. SC2023-1184, 2026 WL 2243835 (Fla. Aug. 4, 2026).
TRAVER, C.J., and STARGEL and GANNAM, JJ., concur.
Danny Cruz, Lake City, pro se.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.