McGuire v. State, 2D00-1822.
| Court | Court of Appeal of Florida (US) |
| Writing for the Court | ALTENBERND, Acting Chief. |
| Citation | 779 So.2d 571 |
| Parties | Martin McGUIRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. |
| Docket Number | No. 2D00-1822.,2D00-1822. |
| Decision Date | 07 February 2001 |
779 So.2d 571
Martin McGUIRE, Appellant,v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee
No. 2D00-1822.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
February 7, 2001.
ORDER CONCERNING MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR THE RESOLUTION OF A RULE 3.800(b)(2) MOTION, AND GRANTING VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
ALTENBERND, Acting Chief Judge.
Martin McGuire filed a notice of appeal from his judgment and sentence in April 2000. Before filing an initial brief in this court, his appellate counsel filed a motion to correct a sentencing error under Criminal Rule of Procedure 3.800(b)(2) in the trial court. The trial court took immediate steps to resolve this motion. However, a scheduling problem arose because of a change in personnel in the state attorney's office. The State filed a motion to extend the time to resolve this matter in the trial court, and the trial court granted a sixty-day extension.
Appellate counsel, familiar with the Fifth District's decision in Kimbrough v. State, 766 So.2d 1255 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000), and concerned that the trial court's order might not be effective, filed a motion to extend the time in this court. We granted that motion, extending the time to resolve the motion through January 15, 2001. Our unpublished order indicated that an opinion would follow. After we allowed the trial court additional time to resolve the motion, it ruled in favor of Mr. McGuire. As a result, he has now filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of his appeal.
By this published order, we hold that a trial court has concurrent jurisdiction to authorize an extension of time to resolve a rule 3.800(b)(2) motion, upon a showing of good cause, prior to the expiration of the original sixty-day period.1 It would seem particularly appropriate to grant such relief based upon an agreed motion. This court has similar authority to extend the time for the resolution of motions filed under rule 3.800(b)(2). See Fla.R.App.P. 9.600(a). Although this case is factually distinguishable from Kimbrough, we recognize that our procedure conflicts with dicta in that case.
Rule 3.800(b) was revised in 2000 to accomplish the goals of the Criminal Appeal Reform Act of 1996, chapter 96-248, Laws of Florida. See In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.111(e) and 3.800 and Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.020(h), 9.140, and 9.600, 761 So.2d 1015 (Fla.1999); Fla. R.Crim.P. 3.800 (ct.commentary). This rule is intended to give the parties a meaningful opportunity to correct sentencing errors in the trial court rather than in the appellate court. This process allows an error to be corrected faster and earlier, and without the need for a published opinion
The procedure described in rule 3.800(b)(2) is admittedly unusual, reflecting its pragmatic origins.2 A more traditional approach would have given the appellate court authority to relinquish jurisdiction to the trial court to consider this motion during the pendency of an appeal. See, e.g., Fla.R.App.P. 9.600(b). However, such a proposal was rejected by the...
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