Vishnu D. Persaud v. State of Florida

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2025-2198
LT Case No. 2008-CF-004618-A
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VISHNU D. PERSAUD,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.
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3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County.
Barbara Kissner, Judge.

Vishnu D. Persaud, Perry, pro se.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca
Rock McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for
Appellee.

June 4, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Maye v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly S116, --- So.
3d ----, 2026 WL 1346031 (Fla. May 14, 2026) (holding “that rule
3.800(a) is not the proper vehicle for raising a claim of error under
Apprendi[1] and its progeny, including Alleyne[2] (‘Apprendi
claims’),” and receding “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)”).

MAKAR, EDWARDS, and MACIVER, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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1 Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000).

2 Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013).

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