SIMS v. STATE

No. 91-896.

589 So.2d 970 (1991)

Sylvester SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

On Motion for Certification December 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvester Sims, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bradley Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


JOANOS, Chief Judge.

Sylvester Sims has appealed from an order of the trial court denying his motion to correct illegal sentence, filed pursuant to Rule 3.800(a), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Sims alleged below that, on April 28, 1986, he was convicted of four third-degree felonies. He commenced serving his sentence, and in the course thereof was permitted to participate in...

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