Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 8, 2002No. 2D01-777PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Michael Jackson challenges his convictions and sentence imposed pursuant to the Prison Releasee Reoffender Punishment Act (PRR), section 775.082(9)(a)(l)(q), Florida Statutes (2000), for burglary of a dwelling and felony petit theft. We affirm the convictions without discussion.

The State concedes that we must reverse Jackson’s PRR sentence for burglary of a dwelling. Because it is undisputed that, the dwelling was unoccupied, the PRR cannot be used to enhance Jackson’s sentence. See State v. Huggins, 802 So.2d 276 (Fla.2001). Accordingly, we reverse Jackson’s sentence and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. HugginsSupreme Court of Florida · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Higginbotham v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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