Legal Opinion

Roche v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 1, 1996No. 96-2498PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

W. SHARP, Judge.

Roche appeals the summary denial of his Rule 3.800(a) motion. We affirm.

Roche claims his scoresheet was improperly calculated and that scoring of two convictions violated his double jeopardy rights. These are not viable claims sufficient to establish an “illegal sentence” pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). These kinds of claims cannot be determined from the face of the record because they will require an evidentiary hearing to resolve, the issues raised. Thus, the trial court properly denied the rule 3.800(a) motion in this case. See Davis v. State, 661…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. State v. CallawaySupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. Raley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gaynor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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