Edwards v. State

Craig Stephen Edwards has appealed from an order of the trial court denying his motion to correct illegal sentence, filed pursuant to Rule 3.800(a), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We reverse, and remand for further proceedings on the motion.

In November 1984, Edwards was sentenced pursuant to the sentencing guidelines for crimes committed in March 1984. Smith v. State, 537 So.2d 982 (Fla. 1989), held that the effective date of the guidelines was not October 1, 1983, as previously assumed, but rather July 1, 1984. Smith at 987. Because Edwards committed his crimes prior to the true…