Good v. State

VILLANTI, Judge.

Gary J. Good appeals the denial of his pro se motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Because the postcon-viction court misinterpreted Good’s motion, it denied a claim he did not raise and did not address the claim he actually raised. Consequently, we reverse and remand for the postconviction court to consider the motion on the merits.

As his sole claim, Good challenged his habitual felony offender (HFO) sentences as violative of the Florida Supreme Court opinion in Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521, 524-25 (Fla.1993)…