Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2009

LIRANZO-CRUZATA v. State

LIRANZO-CRUZATA v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 15, 2009 · Altenbernd, Whatley, Larose
6 So. 3d 114; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 3202; 2009 WL 996839 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

LIRANZO-CRUZATA v. State

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Reversed and remanded with directions to reinstate the initial sentence of eight years in prison. See State v. Williams, 780 So.2d 1031 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001) (holding that trial court loses jurisdiction to rule on a Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c) motion to mitigate or modify sentence while direct appeal is pending; remanding with directions to reinstate the initial sentence); Othouse v. State, 912 So.2d 682 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (holding that notice of appeal divested circuit court of jurisdiction to rule on the pending rule 3.800(c) motion).

ALTENBERND, WHATLEY, and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.

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