Lawson v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Maurice Lawson challenges the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm, without comment, the denial of ground one of the motion. Because Lawson was illegally sentenced in excess of the statutory máxi-mums for the offenses in question, we reverse the denial of ground two, and we remand for resentencing.

Lawson was convicted after a jury trial of two counts of sexual battery in violation of section 794.011(5), Florida Statutes (1993), and one count of committing a lewd and lascivious act in…