Legal Opinion

Dorsey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 26, 2010No. 2D09-2670PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KHOUZAM, Judge.

Khatrydia Dorsey appeals the dismissal of her motion to modify sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c). “Such an order is not reviewable by appeal but may be reviewed under this court’s certiorari jurisdiction.” Velazquez v. State, 917 So.2d 306, 306 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). Therefore, we treat this appeal as a timely filed petition for writ of certiorari and deny it.

Dorsey’s counsel filed the motion to modify sentence on the afternoon of the sixtieth day after sentencing, within a few hours of the time that the circuit court lost jurisdiction to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brantley v. HollowayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Graham v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Velazquez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

3Cited by3 opinions

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