DEANDREW TONY SCOTT
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-04-10
No. 2024-2300
Wozniak, J., White, J., Smith, J., Marques, J.
2026 FL 4125 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026) Positive Treatment
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Synopsis

The Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's order granting Scott's motion to correct an illegal sentence because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on such a motion while Scott's direct appeal was pending.


Holding

No. The trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Scott's motion to correct an illegal sentence during the pendency of his direct appeal. The appellate court reversed the trial court's order granting the motion without prejudice to Scott's filing a renewed motion under rule 3.800.


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[1] A trial court is without jurisdiction to rule on a motion to correct an illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a)(1) while a direct appeal from t…

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“The parties properly concede that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Scott's motion to correct illegal sentence during the pendency of his direct appeal”

Establishes the jurisdictional defect that was the basis for reversal

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Facts & Procedural History

Scott filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a)(1) while his direct appeal was pending. The tria…

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Opinion of the Court

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Case No. 6D2024-2300 Lower Tribunal No. 2014-CF-005144

DEANDREW TONY SCOTT, Appellant,

V.

STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County. Leticia Marques, Judge.

April 10, 2026

WOZNIAK, J.

The parties properly concede that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Scott's motion to correct illegal sentence during the pendency of his direct appeal, which has now resolved.¹ See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800(a)(1). Accordingly, we reverse the order granting Scott's motion. Our reversal is without prejudice to Scott's filing

1 See Scott v. State, 397 So. 3d 721 (Fla. 6th DCA 2024).

a renewed motion under rule 3.800. We express no opinion on the merits of the motion.

REVERSED.

WHITE and SMITH, JJ., concur. Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Susan M. Shanahan, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Stephen R. Putnam, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED

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    …legal sentence during the pendency of his direct appeal, which has now resolved.¹ See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800(a)(1). Accordingly, we reverse the order granting Scott's motion. Our reversal is without prejudice to Scott's filing 1 See Scott v. State, 397 So. 3d 721 (Fla. 6th DCA 2024). ---PAGE 2--- a renewed motion under rule 3.800. We express no opinion on the merits of the motion. REVERSED. WHITE and SMITH, JJ., concur. Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Susan M. Shanahan, Assistant Public Defender, Bart…

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