Rickey Stevens v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJanuary 29, 2020
Docket1D18-1483
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D18-1483
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RICKEY STEVENS,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
Bradford L. Thomas, Acting Circuit Judge.
January 29, 2020
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was erroneously sentenced to twelve years in state
prison for violating probation on a count that was not subject to
probation (Count II). See Armstrong v. State, 622 So. 2d 576, 577
(Fla. 5th DCA 1993) (holding that defendant could not be
resentenced upon violation of probation on count for which he was
originally sentenced to straight term of imprisonment with no
probation). The trial court attempted to correct the mistake by
granting Appellant’s rule 3.800(b)(2) motion and entering a
corrected judgment and sentence, but it lacked jurisdiction to do
so because 60 days had already passed to rule on the motion. Fla.
R. Crim. P. 3.800(b)(2)(B) (“[I]f the trial court does not file an order
ruling on the motion within 60 days, the motion shall be deemed
denied.”); see also Campbell v. State, 789 So. 2d 1213, 1214 (Fla.
1st DCA 2001). As the trial court recognized, and the state has
conceded, Appellant is entitled to relief. Accordingly, we reverse
and remand with instructions that a new judgment and sentence
be imposed, that Appellant’s sentence as to Count II be vacated,
and that he be resentenced to twelve years in state prison for
violation of probation as to Count I.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
RAY, C.J., and ROBERTS and MAKAR, 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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Baya Harrison, III, Monticello, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Barbara Debelius, Assistant
Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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