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Tidwell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 20, 2001
790 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 2D01-362

Opinion filed July 20, 2001.

Appeal pursuant to Fla.R.App.P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County; Donald G. Jacobsen, Judge.


Helen K. Tidwell appeals the summary denial of her motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). As her first claim for relief, Tidwell alleges that the sentences she received for her convictions in this case violate the holding in Heggs v. State, 759 So.2d 620 (Fla. 2000). Because she failed to state as part of the claim that the sentence she received under the 1995 guidelines would be a departure under the 1994 guidelines, the claim is facially insufficient and we affirm. See Daniels v. State, 771 So.2d 57 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000). This affirmance is without prejudice to Tidwell's right to file a facially sufficient motion pursuant to rule 3.800(a).

In Tidwell's second claim, she alleges that two of her convictions violate the prohibition against double jeopardy. This specific claim cannot be resolved from the court file; therefore, this claim is not cognizable in a motion filed pursuant to rule 3.800(a). See Shaw v. State, 780 So.2d 188 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). This claim may be brought in a motion pursuant to rule 3.850. See Plowman v. State, 586 So.2d 454 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). Therefore, we affirm without prejudice to Tidwell's right to refile this claim as a rule 3.850 motion if she is able to do so.

We affirm Tidwell's remaining claim without comment.

Affirmed.

BLUE, C.J., and GREEN, J., Concur.


Summaries of

Tidwell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 20, 2001
790 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Tidwell v. State

Case Details

Full title:HELEN K. TIDWELL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jul 20, 2001

Citations

790 So. 2d 1184 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

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