Amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.020(g) & Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800

In view of the recent enactment of the Criminal Appeal Reform Act of 1996 (CS/HB 211), which becomes effective on July 1, 1996, the Court hereby amends Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800 and Florida Rule *1375of Appellate Procedure 9.020(g) as set forth in the appendix attached hereto. The purpose of these amendments is to ensure that a defendant will have the opportunity to raise sentencing errors on appeal. These amendments become effective on July 1,1996.

Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130(a), interested parties shall have sixty days within which to file comments…