Nowell v. State

KHOUZAM, Judge.

Robert Thomas Nowell appeals from an order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), raising two grounds for relief. Nowell’s first claim has no merit. But Nowell’s claim that the sentencing court lacked a factual basis for imposing a minimum mandatory term for his firearm possession offense should have been considered pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, and we reverse and remand for the postconviction court to do so.

After Nowell, a convicted felon, entered a plea to felon in possession of a…