Legal Opinion

Corns v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 10, 2001No. 2D01-1195Published

1Opinion of the Court

STRINGER, Judge.

Kenneth Michael Corns appeals the denial of his numerous motions to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Corns claims that he was sentenced under the 1995 sentencing guidelines, and pursuant to the ruling in Heggs v. State, 759 So.2d 620 (Fla.2000), he is entitled to be resentenced.

The trial court denied his motion on the basis that the sentences he received do not constitute departures under the 1994 guidelines, and therefore he is not entitled to relief. The court stated in its order that in an apparent effort to establish…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Heggs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Murphy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Estrada v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. Howell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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