Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2026

Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida

Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 25, 2026
Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed March 25, 2026.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

________________ No. 3D26-0202 Lower Tribunal No. F95-7700 ________________

Melvin Stevens, Appellant, vs. State of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Lody Jean, Judge.

Melvin Stevens, in proper person.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and David Llanes, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LINDSEY, LOBREE, and GOODEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Williams v. State, 957 So. 2d 600, 602 (Fla. 2007) (“We have generally defined an ‘illegal sentence’ as one that imposes a punishment or penalty that no judge under the entire body of sentencing statutes and laws could impose under any set of factual circumstances.”).

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