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Jordan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 10, 2001
796 So. 2d 638 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 3D01-97

Opinion filed October 10, 2001.

An Appeal under Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Roberto Pineiro, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 96-13156.

Vernon Lanard Jordan, in proper person. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Kristine Keaton, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GODERICH, and SHEVIN, JJ.


Based upon the State's proper confession of error, we vacate defendant's amended sentence in case number 96-13156 and remand for resentencing. When the trial court resentenced defendant in August 2000 pursuant to Heggs v. State, 759 So.2d 620 (Fla. 2000), it committed fundamental error in entering the amended sentence in defendant's absence and without holding a sentencing hearing, as the resentencing required more than a ministerial act. See Ingram v. State, 789 So.2d 430 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (holding that where defendant's original sentence was above sentence that could be imposed without departure under 1994 guidelines, resentencing that involved more than ministerial act was required);Dougherty v. State, 785 So.2d 1221 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (holding that resentencing defendant in absentia and without holding hearing amounts to fundamental error when resentencing requires more than ministerial act).

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.


Summaries of

Jordan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 10, 2001
796 So. 2d 638 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Jordan v. State

Case Details

Full title:VERNON LANARD JORDAN, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Oct 10, 2001

Citations

796 So. 2d 638 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)