Case Name: Gerald Gene HATCHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-06-26
Citations: 686 So. 2d 15
Docket Number: No. 96-00217
Parties: Gerald Gene HATCHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: THREADGILL, C.J., and BLUE and QUINCE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 686
Pages: 15–15

Head Matter:
Gerald Gene HATCHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 96-00217.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 26, 1996.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Gerald Gene Hatcher appeals from the denial of his motion to define or clarify sentence. We reverse.
Hatcher alleges his plea agreement encompassed his serving the remainder of his control release sentence concurrently with his new offense. Hatcher requested the trial court to inform the Department of Corrections of its error.
The trial court denied Hatcher's motion on the merits. However, Hatcher's motion is an unsworn, unauthorized motion, and, therefore, the trial court should have dismissed the motion without prejudice to Hatcher filing a timely motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.
Reversed and remanded.
THREADGILL, C.J., and BLUE and QUINCE, JJ., concur.