Williams v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtHawkes, C.J.
Appellant challenges his convictions and sentences for trafficking cocaine, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, and resisting an officer without violence. We affirm Appellant’s convictions without comment and write only to address the propriety of Appellant’s sentences. Appellant argues the trial court improperly relied on charges of which he was acquitted when sentencing him. We find this argument persuasive, vacate Appellant’s sentences, and remand for resen-tencing.
Appellant’s argument focuses on the following comments made by the trial court at sentencing:
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