Hall v. State

793 So. 2d 37, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 5196, 2001 WL 395430
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Hall v. State. Read the opinion of the Court — 744 So. 2d 517
District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided April 20, 2001·No. No. 2D00-5457·Published

Opinion

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Michael Hall appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Hall alleged he was entitled to be resentenced pursuant to Heggs v. State, 759 So.2d 620 (Fla.2000). The trial court denied the motion, finding that Hall’s sentence would not have been a departure under the 1994 sentencing guidelines. While the trial court attached a copy of the 1994 sentencing guidelines scoresheet, it failed to attach a copy of the 1995 sentencing guidelines scoresheet. Although this omission would ordinarily require reversal, we nevertheless affirm the order of the trial court because Hall did not present a facially sufficient claim for relief. See Daniels v. State, 771 So.2d 57 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000) (holding a motion seeking relief under Heggs is facially insufficient if it fails to allege that the sentence imposed constitutes a departure under the 1994 sentencing guidelines). This affir-mance is without prejudice to Hall’s right to file either a facially sufficient motion pursuant to rule 3.800(a), if he is able to do so, or, if he wishes to withdraw his plea and can state sufficient grounds, a motion pursuant to rule 3.850. Murphy v. State, 773 So.2d 1174 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000) (en banc).

We caution the trial court, however, in order to conclusively refute a Heggs claim, it should attach copies of both the 1994 and original 1995 sentencing guidelines scoresheets to its order.

Affirmed.

ALTENBERND, A.C.J., and WHATLEY, J., concur.

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Murphy v. State
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771 So. 2d 57 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2000)
Heggs v. State
759 So. 2d 620 (Supreme Court of Florida, 2000)