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Ellison v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 6, 2008
973 So. 2d 663 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. 4D07-4023.

February 6, 2008.

Appeal of order denying rule 3.800(a) motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Edward A. Garrison, Judge; L.T. Case No. 2000CF004026AXX.

Alger Ellison, Punt Gorda, pro se.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Alger Ellison appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence, filed pursuant to rule 3.800(a). The lower court received the motion on Friday, September 14, 2007 and denied the motion by order dated Monday, September 17, 2007, without explanation or attachment of any records which conclusively refute the claims. We reverse the order on appeal and remand for further proceedings. See Taylor v. State, 972 So.2d 890 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007); Hayes v. State, 958 So.2d 571 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).

Reversed.

SHAHOOD, C.J., GROSS and MAY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Ellison v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 6, 2008
973 So. 2d 663 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)
Case details for

Ellison v. State

Case Details

Full title:Alger ELLISON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Feb 6, 2008

Citations

973 So. 2d 663 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

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