Case Name: Robert ANDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2015-11-04
Citations: 188 So. 3d 868
Docket Number: No. 4D15-2647
Parties: Robert ANDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: TAYLOR, FORST and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 188
Pages: 868–869

Head Matter:
Robert ANDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D15-2647.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 4, 2015.
Robert Anderson, Raiford, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Robert Anderson appeals the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We write only to address Anderson's claim that his life sentence as a habitual felony offender is illegal under Burdick v. State, 594 So.2d 267 (Fla.1992), because the resentencing judge mistakenly believed she had no discretion to decline to impose a life sentence. See Johnson v. State, 9 So.3d 640, 642 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). We find the trial court erred in concluding that this claim was raised in a previous Rule 3.800(a) motion. Regardless, we affirm because it is not clear from the record that the judge believed the life sentence was mandatory. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800(a) (a defendant is entitled to relief only where "the court records demonstrate on their face an entitlement to that relief'). We find no error in the trial court's denial of Anderson's other claims.
Affirmed.
TAYLOR, FORST and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.