Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2000

Nixon v. State

Nixon v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided January 19, 2000 · Benton, Kahn, Nortwick
748 So. 2d 376; 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 350; 2000 WL 35858 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Nixon v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Steven Nixon appeals an order that denied his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We AFFIRM without prejudice to Nixon filing a 3.800(b) motion in the trial court before filing the initial brief in his direct appeal. See Amendments to Fla. R.Crim.P. 3.111(e), 24 Fla. L. Weekly S530, S530-31, — So.2d -, 1999 WL 1029285 (Fla. Nov. 12, 1999) (adopting amendments, effective immediately, to Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.800 and Fla. R.App. P. 9.600(d), and explaining that “under the new rule 3.800(b)(2), if a notice of appeal has been filed, a motion to correct a sentencing error can also be filed in the trial court at any time until the first appellate brief is filed”).

KAHN, BENTON, and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR.

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