Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2015

Whitfield v. State

Whitfield v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 4, 2015 · Evander, Orfinger, Sawaya
178 So. 3d 972; 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 18137; 2015 WL 7780065 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Whitfield v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Because the trial court lacked jurisdiction when it entered its corrected disposition and sentencing orders while Whitfield’s direct appeal was pending, we are compelled to reverse. See Padilla-Padial v. State, 152 So.3d 51, 52 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014); see also Mann-Stack v. Homeside Lending, Inc., 982 So.2d 72, 73-74 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008) (holding that, once notice of appeal is filed, lower court is divested of jurisdiction to proceed with matters related to appealed order). The trial court is not precluded from reentering the corrected disposition and sentencing orders on remand.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

SAWAYA, ORFINGER and EVANDER, JJ., concur.

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