KNIGHT v. STATE

No. 3D16-2484.

253 So.3d 22 (2017)

James Eric KNIGHT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed November 29, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, and Jeffrey Paul DeSousa , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Douglas J. Glaid , Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SALTER, FERNANDEZ and LOGUE, JJ.


James Eric Knight appeals the denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion to correct an illegal sentence. As the motion alleged, Knight was sentenced in Count II for an uncharged offense. This was fundamental error. As such, the denial of the motion is reversed and remanded.

Knight was charged in Count II...

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