Angel Daniel Caraballo v. State of Florida

Summary

The Sixth District Court of Appeal of Florida held that Angel Daniel Caraballo’s life sentences on counts one and two were illegal because they did not state his parole eligibility. The court reversed the denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion and remanded for ministerial corrections stating that he is eligible for parole after completing the 25-year mandatory minimum term.

Holdings

1. The life sentences on counts one and two were illegal to the extent they failed to state that Caraballo is eligible for parole after completing the twenty-five-year mandatory minimum term.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Caraballo's life sentences on counts one and two were illegal because they failed to state his eligibility for parole after completion of the twenty-five-year mandatory minimum term.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded