MELISSA FLAIG, v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MELISSA FLAIG, Petitioner, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D12-5642 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________/ Opinion filed August 13, 2013. Petition for Writ of Certiorari - - Original Jurisdiction. Melissa Flaig, pro se, Petitioner. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Bryan Jordan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. PER CURIAM. Melissa Flaig seeks certiorari review of an order dismissing as untimely her motion for reduction and modification of sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(c). As the State properly concedes, petitioner s motion was in fact timely. Accordingly, the petition is GRANTED, the order dismissing petitioner s rule 3.800(c) motion is QUASHED, and the matter REMANDED with directions to consider the merits of the motion. WOLF, MAKAR, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., CONCUR.

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