Robinson v. State

704 So.2d 161 (1997)

Ronald ROBINSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 97-03434.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 10, 1997.

EN BANC

Ronald Robinson challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). In his motion, Robinson alleges that his sentence is illegal because the trial court enhanced his attempted first-degree murder conviction to a life felony without a jury finding that he possessed a weapon. The court in State v. Tripp, 642 So.2d 728 (Fla.1994), held that it…