Case Name: Joseph GORMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-05-13
Citations: 636 So. 2d 203
Docket Number: No. 92-2700
Parties: Joseph GORMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BARFIELD and BENTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 636
Pages: 203–203

Head Matter:
Joseph GORMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 92-2700.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
May 13, 1994.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Abel Gomez, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Gypsy Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for ap-pellee.

Opinion:
WOLF, Judge.
Appellant raises two points on appeal: 1) Whether the trial court erred in allowing three state witnesses to testify to hearsay statements made by the child victim, and 2) whether the trial court had jurisdiction to resentence the appellant and enter an amended sentencing order after appellant had filed an appeal. We find no merit as to issue I, and affirm without further discussion.
As to issue II, while it appears that the original sentence was illegal, the trial court lacked jurisdiction to amend the sentence after the notice of appeal was filed in this court. Kelly v. State, 369 So.2d 493 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). In the interest of judicial economy, we affirm the judgment, but remand for imposition of the sentence in accordance with the penalty for violation of section 776.082(1), Florida Statutes (1991).
BARFIELD and BENTON, JJ., concur.