Legal Opinion

Betts v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 8, 2013No. 2D13-1756PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

Roy Neil Betts appeals the postconviction court’s order denying his motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm in all respects; however, we remand for correction of a scrivener’s error in Betts’ written sentence.

The transcript of the sentencing hearing reflects that the trial court orally imposed a twenty-five year minimum mandatory sentence pursuant to section 775.087, Florida Statutes (2006). However, the written sentence indicates the minimum mandatory was not orally pronounced. This error in the written sentence is not the result of a…

2Cited by2 opinions

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