Legal Opinion

Andrews v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 23, 2003No. 5D03-695Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, W., J.,

Andrews appeals from the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), seeking to correct his sentence. A Rule 3.800(a) motion is a proper vehicle to use to correct a scoresheet miscalculation. Because there are apparent errors on the face of the scoresheet, we reverse and remand this cause to the trial court.

In 1990, Andrews was convicted of armed burglary of a dwelling with a battery, sexual battery, robbery, and aggravated battery. He was classified as an habitual offender for all four crimes and received a life sentence for the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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