Tyrone K. Powell v. State of Florida

I dissent from the dismissal of this case. Because the First District Court of Appeal certified a question of great public importance for this Court’s review, we clearly have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. •

The totality of the First District’s opinion states as follows:

Defendant was convicted of aggravated battery of a person over 65. The trial court sentenced him as a habitual violent felony offender under section 775.084(4)(b), Florida Statutes (2012), and a violent career criminal under section 775.084(4)(d). A defendant may be sentenced for one criminal conviction under…