Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 15, 2000No. 4D99-1626PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

The Defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated battery and his sentences as a habitual felony offender and prison releas-ee reoffender. We affirm the conviction in all respects, but remand for resentencing.

The Defendant argues that his twenty-year sentence as a habitual offender and his fifteen-year sentence under the Prison Releasee Reoffender Act for the same offense violates the double jeopardy clause. We agree. This court has recently held that a defendant may be sentenced for one offense as either a habitual felony offender or a prison releasee reoffender, but not both. See Adams v.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Glave v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Melton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Whack v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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