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WEST v. STATE

No. 3D01-1020.

789 So.2d 1123 (2001)

John Leon WEST, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Leon West, in proper person.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Darien M. Doe, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and FLETCHER, JJ.

COPE, J.

John Leon West appeals an order denying in part, his motion to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm.

Defendant-appellant West is subject to the Stop Turning Out Prisoners Act, which among other things requires that the defendant serve a minimum of 85% of his sentence prior to release. § 944.275(4)(b)3., Fla. Stat. (1995).1 This statute was enacted by chapter 95-294...

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