Case Name: Bernard C. LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-08-18
Citations: 881 So. 2d 41
Docket Number: No. 1D04-0948
Parties: Bernard C. LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 881
Pages: 41–41

Head Matter:
Bernard C. LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D04-0948.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 18, 2004.
Appellant, pro se.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General; Alan R. Dakan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Bernard C. Lewis appeals the trial court's summary denial of his rule 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. The appellant had timely filed and the trial court granted a voluntary dismissal of the appellant's motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 8.800(a). Subsequently, the trial court entered the order on appeal purporting to deny the motion. Because the trial court was without jurisdiction to enter an order on the merits after the case had already been dismissed, we vacate the order denying the appellant's motion to correct illegal sentence.
ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.