Case Name: Thomas MARTIN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2013-10-23
Citations: 124 So. 3d 400
Docket Number: No. 1D13-1731
Parties: Thomas MARTIN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: LEWIS, C.J., WOLF and MAKAR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 124
Pages: 400–400

Head Matter:
Thomas MARTIN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D13-1731.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 23, 2013.
Thomas P. Martin, pro se, Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Michael McDermott, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
As the State correctly concedes, contrary to the trial court's order, petitioner's motion for reduction or modification of sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c) was timely. The State also correctly concedes that the trial court's order constitutes a departure from the essential requirements of law, entitling petitioner to the writ of certiorari he seeks. See, e.g., Pruitt v. State, 932 So.2d 617 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). The petition seeking a writ of certiorari is granted; the trial court's order denying petitioner's rule 3.800(c) motion as untimely filed is quashed; and the case is remanded for further proceedings.
PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIO-RARI GRANTED.
LEWIS, C.J., WOLF and MAKAR, JJ., concur.