Conley v. State

In this Anders 1 appeal, we affirm the judgment and sentence. However, our independent review of the record pursuant to State v. Causey, 503 So.2d 321 (Fla. 1987), revealed a sentencing error. The trial judge orally sentenced Appellant to serve 20 years in the Department of Corrections (“DOC”) as a habitual felony offender, with a minimum mandatory of 15 years in the DOC as a prison releasee reoffender. However, the sentence, as written, imposes the 20-year sentence, but makes no mention of the 15-year minimum mandatory sentence. The oral pronouncement of sentence controls over the written…