State v. Phillips

On receipt of the record on appeal, it was discovered that no appealable order had been entered. Instead, the trial court had written the words “granted after hearing” on defendant’s motion to suppress. These words were followed by the date and the judge’s initials. In an order citing Sparks v. State, 262 So.2d 251 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972), appellant was ordered to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. In response, appellant agrees that the appeal must be dismissed.

Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(c)(1)(B) authorizes appeals by the state from orders…