MICHAEL PHILLIP FUSCO
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Michael Fusco appealed his conviction for sexual battery under Florida law. The appellate court affirmed his judgment and sentence but remanded for correction of a clerical error in the sentencing order designating him as a sexual offender.
The court affirmed Fusco's judgment and sentence in all respects but remanded for the trial court to amend the sexual offender order to reflect the proper statute—section 943.0435, Florida Statutes (2019)—rather than the improper statute mistakenly referenced in the original order.
[1] A clerical error in a sentencing order may be corrected pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b)(2).
[2] An appellate court will affirm a judgment and sentence but remand for correction of a clerical error in a sentencing order.
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PER CURIAM.
In this Anders 1 appeal, Michael Phillip Fusco seeks review of his judgment and sentence on the charge of sexual battery under section 794.011(5)(b), Florida Statutes (2019). We affirm in all respects but remand to the trial court for correction of a clerical error in one of the sentencing orders.
During the pendency of this appeal, Fusco moved to correct parts of three sentencing orders pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b)(2). Specifically, Fusco requested that the trial court correct the reference to the improper statute in the sentencing order finding him a sexual offender, as it mistakenly implicated sexual predator status. He also asked the trial court to strike an array of unauthorized, unpronounced monetary assessments as well as unpronounced special conditions in the orders for costs and sex offender probation.
The trial court granted Fusco’s motion and directed the clerk of court and office of probation to prepare amended costs and probation orders. The trial court also stated that it would prepare an amended order finding Fusco a sexual offender under the proper statute. Accordingly, amended orders for costs and probation were entered, but it does not appear the trial court entered an amended order finding Fusco a sexual offender. Therefore, we 1 See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). 2 affirm Fusco’s judgment and sentence but remand with instructions to amend the order finding Fusco a sexual offender to reflect the proper statute— section 943.0435, Florida Statutes (2019).
AFFIRMED AND REMANDED.
COHEN, WALLIS and EDWARDS, JJ., concur. 3