Allums v. State

The appellant challenges the summary denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). According to the appellant, the sentence and judgment documents apparently failed to reflect the trial court’s orally pronounced sentencing intent, which was that the appellant was to receive prison credit against his sentence for violation of probation. The trial court summarily denied the appellant’s motion, stating only that his claim is incognizable via a rule 3.800 motion.

Because “[a] claim for additional credit is cognizable in a rule…