John Wesley Barrett v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledSeptember 10, 2026
Docket6D2025-0539
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 6D2025-0539
Lower Tribunal No. 2012-CF-006992
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JOHN WESLEY BARRETT,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County.
J. Kevin Abdoney, Judge.
September 10, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116 (Fla. May 14, 2026),
reh’g denied, No. SC2023-1184, 2026 WL 2243835 (Fla. Aug. 4, 2026) (“[R]ule
3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under Apprendi and its
progeny, including Alleyne (‘Apprendi claims’). In so holding, we recede from Plott
v. State, 148 So. 3d 90 (Fla. 2014), and its contrary holding that an Apprendi claim
is cognizable under rule 3.800(a).”).
NARDELLA, MIZE and PRATT, JJ., concur.
John Wesley Barrett, Crawfordville, pro se.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Frances Muir, Chief
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING
AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED
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