Hamilton v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
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
- Adams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Glave v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Melton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
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- Whack v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000