Ricardo L. Whyms v. State of Florida

Ricardo L. Whyms appeals an order denying his rule 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. We affirm but for reasons other than those given by the trial court.

In 2003, Whyms entered a negotiated plea to robbery with a firearm. ■ Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Whyms was sentenced to a ten-year mandatory minimum under -the 10-20-Life law 1 consecutive to ■ any active sentence. In the present motion, Whyms contends that the mandatory minimum is illegal because the judge did not orally pronounce it.

The trial court denied the motion attaching the State’s response, which argiied thát…