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Collins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 6, 2007
968 So. 2d 67 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

Opinion

No. 1D07-1332.

November 6, 2007.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari — Original Jurisdiction.

William Clyde Collins, pro se, Petitioner.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Alan R. Dakan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


The petition for writ of certiorari is granted and the circuit court's order denying as untimely petitioner's motion for reduction or modification of sentence made pursuant to Florida-Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c) is hereby quashed. See Bacchus v. State, 958 So.2d 1016 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007); Mathis v. State, 957 So.2d 692 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007). The cause is remanded to the circuit court with directions to dispose of petitioner's motion on the merits.

PETITION GRANTED.

BARFIELD, WOLF, and HAWKES, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Collins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 6, 2007
968 So. 2d 67 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)
Case details for

Collins v. State

Case Details

Full title:William Clyde COLLINS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Nov 6, 2007

Citations

968 So. 2d 67 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)