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Griffis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Apr 20, 2000
755 So. 2d 202 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 5D99-3190.

Opinion filed April 20, 2000.

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Maura T. Smith, Judge.

Roy Griffis, Lake City, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


Appellant seeks review of an order of the lower court denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Relying on the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Heggs v. State, 718 So.2d 263 (Fla.2d DCA 1998), he contends that the sentencing guidelines applied to his offense were unconstitutionally enacted. The lower court properly followed this court's decision rejecting this argument. The recent decision of the Florida Supreme Court in Heggs v. State, 25 Fla. L. Weekly S137 (Fla. Feb. 17, 2000), however, validates the appellant's claim. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for resentencing.

The only record we have indicates that the defendant committed his offense in November 1995. This fact must be determined below.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

DAUKSCH and SHARP, W., JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Griffis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Apr 20, 2000
755 So. 2d 202 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

Griffis v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROY ANDREW GRIFFIS, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Apr 20, 2000

Citations

755 So. 2d 202 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

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