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Blocker v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 16, 2007No. 2D06-693PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

968 So.2d 686 (2007)

Troy L. BLOCKER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D06-693.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 16, 2007.

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Troy L. Blocker appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). This case presents an extreme example of the difficulties faced by trial courts when a defendant argues that his sentence is illegal because of a discrepancy between the contents of the written transcript of the sentencing hearing and the written sentence. Mr. Blocker's…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. CallawaySupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Ashley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  4. Judge v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  5. Bover v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Nielson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  2. Raines v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. McNeil v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. Blocker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  5. Brantley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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