SAMANTHA MULLINS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 4th DCA | 2019-10-10
No. 19-2146
Lagoa, Scales, Luck
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2019)

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Synopsis

The appellate court affirmed the denial of a motion to clarify a sentence, but without prejudice. The appellant failed to provide necessary documentation to support her claim that the written sentence conflicted with the oral pronouncement.


Holding

Yes, a claim that a written sentence conflicts with an oral pronouncement can state a claim for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). However, the appellant failed to provide the necessary documentation to support her claim.


Headnotes

[1] A petitioner seeking relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) for a conflict between written and oral pronouncement of sentence must include the relevant…

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“Appellant claims the written sentence conflicts with the oral pronouncement, which can state a claim for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a).”

Establishes the legal basis for the appellant's claim.

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Samantha Mullins filed a petition for clarification of sentence, alleging that the written sentence conflicted with the oral pronouncement. The trial …

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Opinion of the Court

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FOURTH DISTRICT

SAMANTHA MULLINS,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

No. 4D19-2146

[October 10, 2019]

Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County; Robert E. Belanger, Judge; L.T. Case No. 562015CF001284A.

Samantha Mullins, Florida City, pro se. No appearance required for appellee. PER CURIAM. Samantha Mullins appeals from the trial court’s denial of her petition for clarification of sentence. We affirm without prejudice.

Appellant claims the written sentence conflicts with the oral pronouncement, which can state a claim for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Stukel v. State, 251 So. 3d 193, 194 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). However, appellant did not attach the sentencing transcript or sentencing documents. Accordingly, we affirm without prejudice for appellant to file a rule 3.800(a) motion including the portions of the record necessary to address her claims. Id.

Affirmed without prejudice.

WARNER, MAY and KUNTZ, JJ., concur.

* * * Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.


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