From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

State v. Griffin

Supreme Court of Florida
Mar 12, 2009
4 So. 3d 1218 (Fla. 2009)

Summary

holding that period for mitigating sentence under rule 3.800(c) began when defendant was resentenced following appellate reversal of order denying motion to correct illegal sentence

Summary of this case from Robertson v. State

Opinion

No. SC08-999.

March 12, 2009.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Certified Great Public Importance, Fourth District — Case No. 4D07-2064 (St. Lucie County).

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Celia A. Terenzio, Bureau Chief, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Petitioner.

John G. Crabtree of John G. Crabtree, P.A., Key Biscayne, FL, for Respondent.


We initially accepted jurisdiction to review Griffin v. State, 979 So.2d 1253 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008), review granted, 987 So.2d 1210 (Fla. 2008) (table), a decision in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal certified a question to be of great public importance. After further, full consideration, we have determined that we should exercise our discretion and discharge jurisdiction. Accordingly, this review proceeding is dismissed.

It is so ordered.

QUINCE, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, CANADY, POLSTON, and LABARGA, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Griffin

Supreme Court of Florida
Mar 12, 2009
4 So. 3d 1218 (Fla. 2009)

holding that period for mitigating sentence under rule 3.800(c) began when defendant was resentenced following appellate reversal of order denying motion to correct illegal sentence

Summary of this case from Robertson v. State
Case details for

State v. Griffin

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Alicia GRIFFIN, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Mar 12, 2009

Citations

4 So. 3d 1218 (Fla. 2009)

Citing Cases

Robertson v. State

We agree that, under the plain language of rule 3.800(c), Robertson's motion was timely. See Griffin v.…

Fox v. State

Thus, a rule 3.800(c) motion is timely when filed within 60 days of a resentencing pursuant to a…