CALISTER V. STATE

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, July Term, A.D. 2008 Opinion filed December 10, 2008. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D08-2099 Lower Tribunal No. 88-8896 ________________ Otis McCalister, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee. An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, John W. Thornton, Judge. Otis McCalister, in proper person. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, for appellee. Before GERSTEN, C.J., and SHEPHERD and SALTER, JJ. PER CURIAM. Otis McCalister appeals the trial court s denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence. We affirm for the reasons set forth in McCalister v. State, 664 So. 2d 1149 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995) (affirming denial of postconviction relief motion) (citing Karchesky v. State, 591 So. 2d 930 (Fla. 1992)). This Court ordered McCalister to show cause why he should not be barred from further pro se filings. Upon consideration of his response to the order, and because his argument in the present postconviction motion relies on a recent decision of this Court, Companioni v. State, 971 So. 2d 883 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007), we will not impose or recommend sanctions at this time. This ruling, however, is without prejudice to the Court s consideration of sanctions if a further postconviction motion is filed in this case that is successive and frivolous. Affirmed.

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