Case Name: Frederick BLACK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-08-10
Citations: 658 So. 2d 672
Docket Number: No. 94-3048
Parties: Frederick BLACK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BENTON and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 658
Pages: 672–672

Head Matter:
Frederick BLACK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-3048.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 10, 1995.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., James W. Rogers, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
ERVIN, Judge.
Appellant, Frederick Black, challenges the legality of the 20-year sentence imposed for his aggravated battery conviction, which was based on a no contest plea. Although appellant did not reserve his right to appeal any particular issue when he entered his plea, he is not precluded from challenging the legality of his sentence. Robinson v. State, 373 So.2d 898 (Fla.1979); § 924.06, Fla.Stat. (1991). The state's motion to dismiss is therefore denied.
Aggravated battery is a second degree felony, punishable by a term not exceeding 15 years. § 784.045 & 775.082(3)(c), Fla.Stat. (1991). Consequently, appellant's 20-year sentence exceeds the statutory maximum and is illegal. We therefore reverse this sentence and remand the case for resentencing as to that count. Appellant's other convictions and sentences are affirmed.
AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part and REMANDED for further proceedings.
BENTON and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.