Bell v. State

As appellant asserts, the trial court erred when it resentenced him in his absence. See, e.g., Gonzalez v. State, 838 So.2d 1242, 1243 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) (“Once a trial court determines that a defendant’s sentence is illegal and the defendant is entitled to re-sentencing, the full panoply of due process considerations attaches. Sentencing is a critical stage of the criminal proceedings; thus, a sentencing hearing is mandatory.... Regardless of whether Appellant requested 122 months in his original motion, he did not expressly waive his right to appointed counsel. There is no waiver of…