Case Name: Rufus J. WOODARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-04-20
Citations: 898 So. 2d 1211
Docket Number: No. 2D04-3058
Parties: Rufus J. WOODARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WHATLEY and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 898
Pages: 1211–1212

Head Matter:
Rufus J. WOODARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D04-3058.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 20, 2005.
Bob Dillinger, Public Defender, and Joy K. Goodyear, Assistant Public Defender, Clearwater, for Appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.
Rufus J. Woodard appeals the sentences imposed in his case on April 16, 2004. The sentences were imposed in his absence. Both Mr. Woodard and the State agree that the sentences must be reversed. During the pendency of this appeal, the State informed this court that Mr. Woodard had been arrested. Apparently at that time, the trial court recognized its error and vacated these sentences. It imposed new sentences. However, the trial court did not have authority to vacate the sentences and resentence Mr. Woodard during the pendency of this appeal. To eliminate any question about the legality of Mr. Woodard's sentences, we reverse all sentences imposed in this case and remand for resentencing.
The State argues in its answer brief that the trial court should not have denied es-treature of the $60,000 bond in this case. The State has not appealed this issue, and the bondsman is not a party to this appeal. We have no jurisdiction to reach this issue.
Reversed and remanded for resentenc-ing.
WHATLEY and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.