Legal Opinion

Penton v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 14, 1993No. 80709Published

1Opinion of the Court

OVERTON, Judge.

We have for review Penton v. State, 605 So.2d 1319 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992), in which the district court reversed Penton’s consecutive habitual violent felony offender sentences and remanded with directions that Penton’s sentences be imposed to run concurrently. The district court also certified the same question we answered in Tillman v. State, 609 So.2d 1295 (Fla.1992).1 In accordance *527with our decision in Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521 (Fla.1993), we approve the district court’s reversal of Penton’s consecutive sentences. On the authority of Tillman, we answer the certified question…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Tillman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  3. Penton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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