Alexander v. State

Michael Clay ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 1, 1989.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1989-12-01

Relies on 371 So. 2d 482 - Hallman v. State · 343 So. 2d 912 - Hallman v. State · 414 So. 2d 640 - Clark v. State

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Decided 1989-12-01

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¶1Michael Clay Alexander pro se.

¶2No appearance for the State.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4Appellant has filed an untimely appeal from the trial court's denial of his Motion for Sentence Modification. In this motion, appellant seeks a reduction of a legal sentence. It is well settled that a trial judge's discretionary ruling on whether to modify or reduce a legal sentence is not appealable. Davenport v. State,414 So.2d 640 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982); Marsh v. State,497 So.2d 954 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); Hallman v. State,371 So.2d 482, 484 (Fla. 1979), affirming343 So.2d 912 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977); Parker v. State,214 So.2d 632 (Fla. 2d DCA 1968); Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.800(b); § 924.06, Fla. Stat. (1987). Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED.

¶5SHIVERS, C.J., and ERVIN and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.