Waldron v. State

696 So.2d 1318 (1997)

Arlie WALDRON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 97-2125.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 21, 1997.

Arlie Waldron, pro se.

Robert Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee for Appellee.

The appellant challenges an order by which his motion to correct an illegal sentence, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), was dismissed on grounds of lack of jurisdiction because his direct appeal was still pending. The motion was filed on April 17, 1997, and denied on May 7, 1997. Because the trial court did have jurisdiction, we reverse…