District Court of Appeal of Florida September 12, 1997, No. 96-4657 (Edwards v. State)

PER CURIAM.

Jerry Edwards (Edwards) seeks review of the trial court’s order denying his motion to reduce or modify sentence filed pursuant to Rule 3.800(b), on grounds it did not have jurisdiction to grant relief while his direct appeal was still pending. The motion was filed on October 11, 1996, and the order denying the motion was entered on October 22, 1996.