Smith v. State

946 So.2d 1078 (2006)

John E. SMITH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D06-2046.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 20, 2006.

John E. Smith, pro se, Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Thomas D. Winokur, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

The appellant challenges the trial court's summary denial of his postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Because the appellant's sentence is illegal and the procedural bar would result in manifest injustice, we reverse the trial court's denial and…