Case Name: Gilbert JUDGE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-09-06
Citations: 596 So. 2d 73
Docket Number: No. 91-02215
Parties: Gilbert JUDGE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., and DANAHY, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 596
Pages: 73–79

Head Matter:
Gilbert JUDGE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-02215.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 6, 1991.
On Rehearing En Banc March 20, 1992.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Gilbert Judge appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. We reverse.
Appellant alleged in his motion that he did not receive the state's written notice of enhancement and that he did not know in advance of sentencing that the state intended to seek an enhanced sentence pursuant to section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1989). The trial court summarily denied his motion, finding that appellant was aware of the possibility of enhancement by virtue of his plea agreement. The court further found that the issue of lack of notice of enhancement could not be raised in a motion to correct an illegal sentence. The trial court did not attach the plea agreement or the transcripts of the plea and sentencing hearings to its order.
In Grubbs v. State, 412 So.2d 27 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982), and in Ivey v. State, 500 So.2d 730 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987), this court ruled that similar allegations could be raised by a motion for postconviction relief. Because the allegations, if true, would entitle appellant to relief from an illegal sentence, the allegations are also the proper subject of a motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to rule 3.800(a).
Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's denial of appellant's motion and remand the case. On remand, if the files and records of the case conclusively show that appellant is entitled to no relief, the court shall attach those portions of the record to its order. If the court should again deny appellant's motion, he has thirty days in which to appeal.
Reversed and remanded.
RYDER, A.C.J., and DANAHY, J., concur.
ALTENBERND, J., concurs specially.