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963 So. 2d 348

Docket No. 4D07-2721.

Mowatt v. State

Philmon MOWATT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 22, 2007.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2007-08-22

Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently October 2018

8 state decisions

Relies on Daniels v. State · 914 So. 2d 455 - Lowery v. State · 842 So. 2d 1057 - Lindsay v. State

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Decided 2007-08-22

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¶1Philmon Mowatt, Fort Lauderdale, pro se.

¶2No appearance required for appellee.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4We reverse the June 11, 2007 circuit court order denying appellant's motion to mitigate sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c), because the lower court does not have jurisdiction while appellant's direct appeal is pending. See Daniels v. State,712 So.2d 765 (Fla. 1998); Lindsay v. State,842 So.2d 1057 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). We remand for the lower court to stay the proceedings until the direct appeal is resolved or to dismiss the motion without prejudice to appellant refiling his claim if he receives an adverse ruling on his direct appeal and the lower court regains jurisdiction.

¶5We would also recommend removing the language from orders denying rule 3.800(c) motions which states that the defendant may appeal within 30 days. There is no right to appeal the denial of a rule 3.800(c) motion. Howard v. State,914 So.2d 455 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

¶6WARNER, STEVENSON and MAY, JJ., concur.

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