Case Name: Saul H. GARCIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-02-23
Citations: 893 So. 2d 713
Docket Number: No. 2D04-4174
Parties: Saul H. GARCIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: NORTHCUTT and STRINGER, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 893
Pages: 713–714

Head Matter:
Saul H. GARCIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D04-4174.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Feb. 23, 2005.

Opinion:
DAVIS, Judge.
Saul Garcia challenges the summary denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Garcia, enjoying the benefits of the mailbox rule , technically filed his motion for voluntary dismissal before the trial court ruled on his rule 3.800(a) motion. Thus, the trial court should have set aside its order denying Garcia's rule 3.800(a) motion, as it was prematurely rendered, and granted Garcia's motion to dismiss. See Long v. State, 861 So.2d 531 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).
Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's order denying Garcia's rule 3.800(a) motion and remand with directions to grant Garcia's motion for voluntary dismissal.
Reversed and remanded.
NORTHCUTT and STRINGER, JJ., Concur.
. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.420(a)(2); Bulley v. State, 857 So.2d 237 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003).