Sheffield v. State

The appellant filed a motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), challenging the imposition of a Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) sentence for possession of cocaine. Upon the State’s proper concession of error, we reverse and remand the denial of the motion.

In 1998, the appellant was convicted of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer (count I), resisting an officer with violence (count II), and possession of cocaine (count III). He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment as a PRR for count I, 5 years’ imprisonment as a PRR for count II, and 5 years’ imprisonment…