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Vega v. State, No. 4D09-203 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

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ANGEL M. VEGA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-203. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 1, 2009.Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County, Larry Schack, Judge, L.T. Case No. 561999CF001139A. Angel M. Vega, Bushnell, pro se. No appearance required for appellee. PER CURIAM. Angel Vega appeals the trial court’s denial of his Rule 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. In April 2000, Vega was sentenced to consecutive terms on three counts: (1) possession of cocaine ? 15 years in prison; (2) possession of cannabis ? one year jail; and (3) possession of drug paraphernalia ? one year jail. In his motion, Vega alleged that a sentence of two one-year jail terms consecutive to a prison sentence is illegal...continue to full post

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