Case Name: Roberto ROJAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-06-12
Citations: 816 So. 2d 1270
Docket Number: No. 3D02-0979
Parties: Roberto ROJAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, GREEN and SORONDO, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 816
Pages: 1270–1270

Head Matter:
Roberto ROJAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D02-0979.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 12, 2002.
Roberto Rojas, in proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Barbara A. Zappi, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GERSTEN, GREEN and SORONDO, JJ.

Opinion:
CONFESSION OF ERROR
PER curiam.
The state correctly concedes that the trial court erred in summarily denying defendant's motion for post-conviction relief on the grounds that it was untimely filed. Defendant's conviction and sentence became final upon this Court's issuance of a mandate on March 24, 2000. Defendant filed his motion for post-conviction relief on March 6, 2002, within two years of the date of the mandate. Thus, defendant's motion was timely. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850(b). Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's order and remand the case to the trial court to permit the defendant to file an amended motion for post-conviction relief, which is to relate back to the original date of filing.
Reversed and remanded with instructions.