Parris v. State

Don Parris appeals the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence, which he filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Parris pled guilty as a habitual offender to concurrent five and one-half-year prison terms for grand theft and burglary. Parris now claims that he does not possess the requisite two prior felony convictions to support his status as a habitual offender. If true, his sentence would be illegal. See Judge v. State, 596 So.2d 73 (Fla. 2d DCA), review denied, 613 So.2d 5 (Fla.1992) (habitual offender sentence is…