Darius T. Chaney v. State of Florida

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed April 8, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D26-0057 Lower Tribunal No. F16-25255 ________________

Darius T. Chaney, 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, Miguel M. de la O, Judge.

Darius T. Chaney, in proper person.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Ivy R. Ginsberg, Senior Assistant Attorney General for appellee.

Before FERNANDEZ, GORDO and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See George v. State, 213 So. 3d 966, 967 (Fla. 1st DCA

2015) (“Double jeopardy challenges to a defendant’s convictions are not

cognizable in a rule 3.800(a) motion.”); Salazar v. State, 675 So. 2d 654, 654

(Fla. 3d DCA 1996) ("The double jeopardy argument Salazar advances in

this case is a challenge to his convictions, not sentences, and thus is not

cognizable under the rule regarding motions to correct illegal sentences.”).