STATE v. JOHNS

Case No. 2D18-1844.

293 So.3d 42 (2020)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Malik JOHNS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Muir Beccue , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

Howard L. Dimmig, II , Public Defender, and Pamela H. Izakowitz , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.


The State appeals an order granting Malik Johns' motion for reduction or modification of sentence. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800(c). The trial court lacked the authority to modify the mandatory minimum sentence it originally imposed, rendering the subsequent sentence illegal. Consequently, we have jurisdiction...

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