DON'TAE N. WILLIAMSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-10-16
No. 2026-0124
Denmark, J., White, J., Brownlee, J., Gannam, J.
2026 FL 13984 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, 436 So. 3d 416, 418 (Fla. 2026) for this proposition regarding the proper procedure for Apprendi claims.

Facts & Procedural History

Appellant Don'tae N. Williamson appealed from a conviction in Polk County Circuit Court.…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2026-0124 Lower Tribunal No. 2018-CF-011595-A000-XX

DON'TAE N. WILLIAMSON,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County. Cassandra L. Denmark, 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 and its progeny . . . ."), reh'g denied, No. SC2023-1184, 2026 WL 2243835 (Fla. Aug. 4, 2026); see also Wainwright v. State, 411 So. 3d 392, 399 (Fla. 2025).

WHITE, BROWNLEE and GANNAM, JJ., concur.

Don'tae N. Williamson, West Mayo, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


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