Gates v. State

Appellant, Zayneller Gates, appeals the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence, brought under the provisions of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse and remand for further consideration.

In 1983, appellant was convicted of aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated assault with a firearm. He was sentenced to a fifteen-year term with a three-year mandatory minimum for the aggravated battery, and to a five-year term with a three-year mandatory minimum for the aggravated assault, the mandatory three-year sentences to be served consecutively. Appellant…