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Robert G. Smart v. State, 5D16-1548 (2016)

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida Number: 5D16-1548 Visitors: 8
Filed: Sep. 26, 2016
Latest Update: Mar. 03, 2020
Summary: IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED ROBERT G. SMART, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D16-1548 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _/ Opinion filed September 30, 2016 3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County, Anthony M. Tatti, Judge. Robert G. Smart, Raiford, pro se. No Appearance for Appellee. COHEN, J. Because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Smart’s motion to
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           IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
                                FIFTH DISTRICT

                                                   NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
                                                   FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
                                                   DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

ROBERT G. SMART,

              Appellant,

 v.                                                        Case No. 5D16-1548

STATE OF FLORIDA,

           Appellee.
________________________________/

Opinion filed September 30, 2016

3.800 Appeal from the Circuit
Court for Marion County,
Anthony M. Tatti, Judge.

Robert G. Smart, Raiford, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

COHEN, J.

       Because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Smart’s motion to correct illegal

sentence during the pendency of his direct appeal, we reverse the order denying the

motion. 1 See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800(a)(1); Padilla-Padial v. State, 
152 So. 3d 51
, 52 (Fla.

5th DCA 2014). We express no opinion on the merits of the motion.

       REVERSED AND REMANDED.

LAWSON, C.J., and PALMER, J., concur.



       1 Although the judgment and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal, the mandate
did not issue until after the trial court’s ruling on the motion. See Smart v. State, 
189 So. 3d
798 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016).

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