Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 27, 2012No. 1D11-4960PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant appeals her convictions and sentences on three counts of home-invasion robbery with firearm or deadly weapon stemming from a single entry into a dwelling with multiple occupants. The State properly concedes that two of the three convictions must be vacated, as these convictions constitute a double jeopardy violation. See Bowers v. State, 679 So.2d 340 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). We reverse and remand with directions that the trial court vacate Appellant’s convictions and sentences for two of the three counts.

We also remand for recalculation of the scoresheet and for resentencing based…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bowers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Oliver v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Cook v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Fernandez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  2. Munn v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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