JAMES ROBERT HOPE
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 5th DCA | 2022-07-01
No. 22-0811
McGillin, J., Evander, J., Cohen, J., Wozniak, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2022)

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Holding

A petition for resentencing that does not comply with the requirements of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) may be treated as such a motion and denied if it fails to meet the rule's standards.


Headnotes

[1] A petition for resentencing may be treated as a motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) and evaluated under that rule's requirements.

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James Hope filed a petition for resentencing in a criminal case. The trial court denied the petition.…

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Opinion of the Court
Wozniak

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

JAMES ROBERT HOPE, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D22-811 LT Case No. 2013-CF-001041-AX STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed July 1, 2022 3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Putnam County, Howard O. McGillin, Jr., Judge. James R. Hope, Lake City, pro se. No Appearance for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

James Hope appeals the denial of his “Petition for Resentencing.” We treat the Petition as a Motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) and affirm the trial court’s denial.

AFFIRMED.

EVANDER, COHEN and WOZNIAK, JJ., concur.


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