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Maclachlan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 9, 2001
787 So. 2d 169 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

No. 2D01-300.

Opinion filed May 9, 2001.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P.9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; William R. Webb, Judge.


Bryan Maclachlan timely appeals the summary denial of his motion, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), seeking resentencing under Heggs v. State, 759 So.2d 620 (Fla. 2000). Because his sentence does not constitute a departure from the 1994 guidelines, we affirm the denial of relief under rule 3.800. We reverse the portion of the order on appeal that denied relief under rule 3.850 because Maclachlan did not seek to withdraw his plea. From the limited record, it appears that Maclachlan may have a legitimate challenge to the voluntary nature of his plea based on the trial court's pre-plea pronouncement that it would impose a sentence at the very bottom of the guidelines. See Murphy v. State, 773 So.2d 1174 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000) (en banc). Our decision is without prejudice to any right Maclachlan may have to timely assert this claim in a motion filed pursuant to rule 3.850.

Affirmed in part; Reversed in part.

THREADGILL, A.C.J., and BLUE and GREEN, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Maclachlan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 9, 2001
787 So. 2d 169 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Maclachlan v. State

Case Details

Full title:BRYAN MACLACHLAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: May 9, 2001

Citations

787 So. 2d 169 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)