Slappey v. State

SHIVERS, Judge.

Appellant, Wendell K. Slappey, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for correction of sentence. We reverse, and remand for vacation of appellant’s sentence.

The record indicates that appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment in May 1974, after having pled guilty to one count of rape. Two days after being sentenced, the court declared appellant to be a mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO) in accordance with Chapter 917, Florida Statutes. In March 1978, shortly after completing a program of treatment in Florida State Hospital, appellant filed a motion to vacate…