Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedMarch 25, 2026
Docket3D2026-0202
StatusPublished

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Melvin Stevens v. State of Florida, (Fla. Ct. App. 2026).

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed March 25, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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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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Related

Williams v. State
957 So. 2d 600 (Supreme Court of Florida, 2007)

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