Ronald A. Thomas Jr. v. State of Florida

The appellant challenges the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand for the trial court to give the appellant an opportunity to file his claim in a facially sufficient rule 3.850 motion.

The appellant alleges that one of his prior convictions was scored improperly on his scoresheet. Because the motion was filed pursuant to rule 3.800(a) and did not meet the pleading requirements of rule 3.850, the trial court applied the “could-have-been-imposed” test and denied…