Vishnu D. Persaud v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Vishnu D. Persaud v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedJune 4, 2026

Docket5D2025-2198

StatusPublished

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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 5D2025-2198 LT Case No. 2008-CF-004618-A _____________________________

VISHNU D. PERSAUD,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County. Barbara Kissner, Judge.

Vishnu D. Persaud, Perry, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Rock McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

June 4, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116, --- So. 3d ----, 2026 WL 1346031 (Fla. May 14, 2026) (holding “that rule 3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi[1] and its progeny, including Alleyne[2] (‘Apprendi claims’),” and receding “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)”).

MAKAR, EDWARDS, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

1 Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000).

2 Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013).

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