Case Name: Ellis HUEWITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-08-15
Citations: 963 So. 2d 314
Docket Number: No. 4D07-2646
Parties: Ellis HUEWITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SHAHOOD, C.J., GUNTHER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 963
Pages: 314–314

Head Matter:
Ellis HUEWITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D07-2646.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Aug. 15, 2007.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 19, 2007.
Ellis Huewitt, Punta Gorda, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's order denying defendant's motion to correct illegal sentence. The record reflects that appellant committed the underlying offense after the October 1,1998 effective date of the Criminal Punishment Code (CPC). The CPC permits a court to sentence a criminal defendant up to the statutory maximum without the need for written reasons or a departure. Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.704; § 921.0024(2), Fla. Stat. (1999); see also Moore v. State, 882 So.2d 977, 984 (Fla.2004). Thus, appellant could be sentenced up to the statutory maximum for his offense without an "upward departure."
SHAHOOD, C.J., GUNTHER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.