John Wesley Barrett v. State of Florida

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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Case No. 6D2025-0539

Lower Tribunal No. 2012-CF-006992

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JOHN WESLEY BARRETT,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County.

J. Kevin Abdoney, Judge.

September 10, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116 (Fla. May 14, 2026), reh’g denied, No. SC2023-1184, 2026 WL 2243835 (Fla. Aug. 4, 2026) (“[R]ule 3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi and its progeny, including Alleyne (‘Apprendi claims’). In so holding, we recede from Plott v. State, 148 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 2014), and its contrary holding that an Apprendi claim is cognizable under rule 3.800(a).”). NARDELLA, MIZE and PRATT, JJ., concur.

John Wesley Barrett, Crawfordville, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED