Case Name: Jagada CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-02-17
Citations: 840 So. 2d 335
Docket Number: No. 1D01-2710
Parties: Jagada CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH, WEBSTER and LEWIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 840
Pages: 335–335

Head Matter:
Jagada CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D01-2710.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Feb. 17, 2003.
Rehearing Denied March 25, 2003.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and G. Kay Witt, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, Attorneys for Appellant.
Richard E. Doran, Attorney General, and Janelle C. Gillaspie, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Attorneys for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant challenges the trial court's finding that no valid legal reason exists to support a downward departure. Pursuant to section 924.06(1), Florida Statutes (1999), a defendant may only appeal an illegal sentence or a sentence which exceeds the statutory maximum. Appellant's sentence is neither illegal nor in excess of the statutory maximum and, therefore, is not appealable. Accordingly, we are compelled to dismiss this appeal.
DISMISSED.
BOOTH, WEBSTER and LEWIS, JJ., concur.