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Hall v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 20, 2001
793 So. 2d 37 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

No. 2D00-5457.

Opinion filed April 20, 2001.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P.9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Wayne L. Cobb, Judge.


Michael Hall appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Hall alleged he was entitled to be resentenced pursuant toHeggs v. State, 759 So.2d 620 (Fla. 2000). The trial court denied the motion, finding that Hall's sentence would not have been a departure under the 1994 sentencing guidelines. While the trial court attached a copy of the 1994 sentencing guidelines scoresheet, it failed to attach a copy of the 1995 sentencing guidelines scoresheet. Although this omission would ordinarily require reversal, we nevertheless affirm the order of the trial court because Hall did not present a facially sufficient claim for relief. See Daniels v. State, 771 So.2d 57 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000) (holding a motion seeking relief under Heggs is facially insufficient if it fails to allege that the sentence imposed constitutes a departure under the 1994 sentencing guidelines). This affirmance is without prejudice to Hall's right to file either a facially sufficient motion pursuant to rule 3.800(a), if he is able to do so, or, if he wishes to withdraw his plea and can state sufficient grounds, a motion pursuant to rule 3.850. Murphy v. State, 773 So.2d 1174 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000) (en banc).

We caution the trial court, however, in order to conclusively refute aHeggs claim, it should attach copies of both the 1994 and original 1995 sentencing guidelines scoresheets to its order.

Affirmed.

ALTENBERND, A.C.J., and WHATLEY, J., Concur.


Summaries of

Hall v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 20, 2001
793 So. 2d 37 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Hall v. State

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL HALL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Apr 20, 2001

Citations

793 So. 2d 37 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)