Coker v. State

In his petition for writ of certiorari, Petitioner, Kyle B. Coker, challenges the trial court’s order denying his motion for reduction or modification of sentence, which he filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c). As the State concedes, the trial court departed from the essential requirements of the law by denying Petitioner’s motion based on its finding that sixty days had elapsed since his sentencing and its conclusion that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the motion. As Petitioner argues, the trial court had jurisdiction to consider the motion because he timely…