Pippin v. State

William Colt Pippin appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse.

Pippin filed a rule 3.800(a) motion in the trial court alleging errors in the scoring of his guidelines scoresheet which resulted in an illegal sentence. Appellant alleges that the errors are evident from the face*of the record. The trial court denied the motion on the basis that Pippin had filed previous postconviction motions which raised the same sentencing issues and had been denied on the merits, thereby precluding the rule 3.800(a) motion under…