BOZZUTO v. State

Appellant, Richard Bozzuto, challenges the trial court’s denial of his postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse and remand.

Bozzuto pled guilty to attempted sexual battery on a child under the age of twelve in violation of section 794.011(2), Florida Statutes. At sentencing, Bozzuto appeared for two separate cases: attempted sexual battery and corruption by threat. Bozzuto was sentenced to twenty years’ incarceration followed by fifteen years’ sex offender probation, for a total sentence of thirty-five years for the attempted sexual…