Monroe v. State

Defendant Harold B. Monroe appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Mr. Monroe asserts that the imposition of a habitual offender sentence was illegal because the trial court improperly relied upon photographic evidence and prison records (rather than fingerprint comparison) in establishing Mr. Monroe had the requisite prior convictions to qualify him for sentencing as a habitual felony offender. 1

We affirm the trial court’s order because a defendant cannot properly seek such relief under rule…