Case Name: Alexander GALINDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-02-16
Citations: 892 So. 2d 1231
Docket Number: No. 3D04-3169
Parties: Alexander GALINDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before COPE, RAMIREZ and WELLS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 892
Pages: 1231–1231

Head Matter:
Alexander GALINDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D04-3169.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 16, 2005.
Alexander Galindez, in proper person.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, for appellee.
Before COPE, RAMIREZ and WELLS, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Alexander Galindez appeals an order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). His convictions became final in 1999. See Galindez v. State, 728 So.2d 333 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).
In his motion, defendant-appellant Gal-indez makes a claim of vindictive sentencing. Under this court's precedents, a vindictive sentencing claim cannot be made by means of a Rule 3.800(a) motion. See Wright v. State, 891 So.2d 618 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Valencia v. State, 645 So.2d 1085 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994); see also Ey v. State, 884 So.2d 376 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004); Boyd v. State, 880 So.2d 726 (Fla. 2d DCA), review denied, 888 So.2d 621 (Fla. 2004). We certify direct conflict with Johnson v. State, 877 So.2d 795 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).
Affirmed; direct conflict certified.
We have taken, judicial notice of this court's file in Galindez v. State, 793 So.2d 955 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)