Willard v. State

Appellant, Paul Willard, appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to correct sentencing error, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b)(2). Willard contends that the trial court erred by denying his request to correct the amount of the restitution award in the final judgment following revocation of probation. We agree.

Because a motion to correct a sentencing error involves a “purely legal issue,” an appellate court’s standard of review for such a motion is de novo. See T.L.S. v. State, 949 So.2d 290, 291 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007) (stating that the review of a…