Raheem Morris v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMarch 11, 2020
Docket1D18-3200
StatusPublished
📰 News Coverage: Read the LAWS.com news report on this case
Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
_____________________________
No. 1D18-3200
_____________________________
RAHEEM MORRIS,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
_____________________________
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
Mark Borello, Judge.
March 11, 2020
PER CURIAM.
Raheem Morris raises three issues in this appeal of the trial
court’s denial of his “Motion to Correct Sentencing Error Under
Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b)(2);” the latter issues
have been previously addressed by this Court in Morris v. State,
246 So. 3d 514 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (Morris I) ; therefore, we affirm
on those issues without further comment. We agree with Mr.
Morris’ first argument—that the written portion of the sentence is
erroneous for failing to comport with the oral pronouncement and
with Morris I—and vacate that portion of the sentence.
During Mr. Morris’s resentencing hearing, the trial court
announced that he would receive all jail credit to which he was
entitled and sentenced him to thirty years per count, to run
concurrently. However, the written sentence then provided for 462
days of credit “as to Count 2 only.” As the State concedes, Mr.
Morris’s concurrent sentencing in this case means that he is
entitled to the same credit on Count one as he is on Count two. See
Daniels v. State, 491 So. 2d 543, 545 (Fla. 1986). Additionally, the
written sentence incorrectly lists Count one as Armed Carjacking
contrary to section 812.133(2)(a), Florida Statutes; as determined
in Morris I, Mr. Morris could only be convicted of simple
Carjacking contrary to section 812.133(2)(b), Florida Statutes.
The issue of an alleged discrepancy between the oral
pronouncement of a sentence and the written portion of said
sentence is one cognizable in a rule 3.800 motion. Sullivan v. State,
971 So. 2d 269, 270 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). In such circumstances,
the oral pronouncement of a sentence controls over the written
sentence form. Id.; Marshall v. State, 652 So. 2d 974, 974-75 (Fla.
1st DCA 1995) (vacating written portion of a sentence for
inconsistency with oral pronouncement and remanding case for
entry of a corrected version). Thus, we agree with the parties that
the trial court’s denial of the Motion to Correct Sentencing Error
was erroneous. * We vacate the written portion of the sentence to
the extent that it is inconsistent with the oral pronouncement and
remand the case for entry of a corrected version which conforms
with the trial court’s oral pronouncement and with Morris I.
AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part, and REMANDED for
further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
WOLF, BILBREY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.
_____________________________
Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
_____________________________
* The Motion to Correct Sentencing Error is treated as denied
by operation of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b)(1)(B).
2
Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Victor Holder, Assistant
Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Barbara Debelius, Assistant
Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
3