Legal Opinion

Jordan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 29, 2012No. 3D11-2385PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

Tyrone Jordan (defendant) appeals from an order granting his motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), and resen-tencing him without a hearing. Because defendant’s resentencing was a ministerial act, we affirm.

Defendant was convicted of one count of strong arm robbery, a second degree felony, and one count of burglary with an assault/battery, a first degree felony. The trial court found that defendant qualified as a habitual violent offender under section 775.084(4), Florida Statutes (1994), and sentenced defendant to life imprisonment with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Frizzell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  2. Orta v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Velez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
  2. Gonzalez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  3. Stephenson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  4. Tyrone Jordan v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2014

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