Wooden v. State

Samuel Wooden appeals an order denying his motion to correct sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Wooden was convicted of attempted second degree murder with a firearm. The jury also found by special verdict that Wooden discharged a firearm during the commission of the crime and, as a result of the discharge, great bodily harm was inflicted on the victim. He was sentenced to fifty years imprisonment with a minimum mandatory term of twenty-five years. On appeal, he contends that the fifty year sentence exceeds the statutory penalty. We agree.

Attempted second…