Jacques v. State

Jeanson Jacques appeals the denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. We affirm but for reasons other than those given in the state’s response which was adopted by the trial court as the basis for denial.

In 1999, Jacques, and a co-defendant, were charged with attempted first degree murder with a firearm. In May 2000, Jacques waived his right to jury trial and was convicted after a bench trial of the lesser offense of attempted second degree murder with a firearm. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison with a three-year mandatory minimum…