Sheppard v. State

Jerry Sheppard appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Sheppard was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm. By special verdict, the jury also found that Sheppard actually possessed and discharged a firearm, inflicting great bodily harm upon the victim. Sheppard was sentenced to an overall term of thirty-five years in prison with a twenty-five-year mandatory minimum.

Sheppard claims that his conviction for attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, which was reclassified as…