Jenkins v. State

Full title: CHARLES C. JENKINS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jul 22, 1999

737 So. 2d 625 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Opinion

No. 99-1146.

Opinion filed July 22, 1999.

An appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Gadsden County, William L. Gary, Judge.

Charles C. Jenkins, pro se, Polk City.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Because appellant's motion, filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), is legally sufficient, we reverse and remand the order denying the motion with directions that the trial court address the merits of appellant's claim. See Stoutamire v. State, 24 Fla. L. Weekly D1180, 734 So.2d 468 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

BARFIELD, C.J. and KAHN and DAVIS, JJ., CONCUR.