Legal Opinion

Fulghum v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 27, 2000No. 2D99-4230Published

1Per curiam

Nick B. Fulghum appeals the summary denial of his “motion for resentencing” which the trial court treated as a motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse.

In his motion for resentencing, Fulg-hum argued that his sentencing guidelines scoresheet contained numerous calculation errors apparent on the face of the record. This claim is cognizable in a rule 3.800(a) motion. See Tanner v. State, 724 So.2d 643 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). The State conceded these errors. The trial court accordingly reduced Fulghum’s sentence from thirty months’…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Tanner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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