Staley v. State

Negusse Staley challenges the postcon-viction court’s denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse and remand.

Staley was charged with home invasion robbery while ‘carrying a deadly weapon in violation of sections 812.135 and 775.087, Florida Statutes (2000). The jury found Staley “guilty of home invasion robbery, as charged,” and he was sentenced to life imprisonment as a prison releasee reoffen-der. In his rule 3.800(a) motion, Staley claims his life sentence is illegal because the jury did not make a specific…