Fonteyne v. State, 855 So. 2d 99

KELLY, Judge.

Allen Fonteyne challenges the summary denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Fonteyne claims that his sentence of one year of probation for reckless driving is illegal because it exceeds the statutory maximum for that offense. We agree and reverse.

Section 316.192(2)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that any person convicted of reckless driving shall be punished upon first conviction by imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety days. This court has held that a term of probation is not to exceed the statutory maximum for incarceration. Watts v. State, 328 So.2d 223 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976). Therefore, the probationary term could not have exceeded ninety days. Nor could Fonteyne have agreed to an illegal sentence, one that exceeds the statutory maximum term. Cheney v. State, 640 So.2d 103 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994). Accordingly, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

Vacated and remanded for resentencing.

SALCINES and DAVIS, JJ., Concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Fonteyne v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Jun 13, 2003

Citations: 855 So. 2d 99; 2003 WL 21360109; 2D02-5367

Docket Number: 2D02-5367

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.