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Baldwin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 6, 2000
790 So. 2d 434 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 1D98-4732

Opinion filed March 6, 2000.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Michael Jones, Judge.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Archie F. Gardner, Jr., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Charmaine M. Millsaps, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Anthony Baldwin (Baldwin) was charged and convicted of four offenses, including one count of first degree burglary of a dwelling with assault while armed with a firearm, and one count of aggravated assault with a firearm. Baldwin was sentenced, under section 775.082(8), Florida Statutes (1997), as a prison releasee reoffender.

Baldwin was charged and convicted, in one count, of committing first degree burglary by committing armed burglary with a firearm in violation of section 810.02(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1997), and by committing burglary with an assault or battery in violation of section 810.02(2)(a), Florida Statutes.

Baldwin challenges section 775.082(8) on various constitutional grounds which have been rejected by this court inTurner v. State, 745 So.2d 535 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999), and Durden v. State, 743 So.2d 77 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999); Woods v. State, 740 So.2d 20 (Fla. 1st DCA), review granted, 740 So.2d 529 (Fla. 1999); Plain v. State, 720 So.2d 585 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998), review denied, 727 So.2d 909 (Fla. 1999). As in Woods, we certify the following question to the Florida Supreme Court as one of great public importance:

DOES THE PRISON RELEASEE REOFFENDER PUNISHMENT ACT, CODIFIED AS SECTION 775.082(8), FLORIDA STATUTES (1997), VIOLATE THE SEPARATION OF POWERS CLAUSE OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION?

Baldwin also challenges his dual convictions on the grounds that the convictions violate the prohibition against double jeopardy. Because all of the elements of the crime of aggravated assault with a firearm are contained within the crime of burglary with assault while armed with a firearm, Baldwin's dual convictions are in violation of the prohibition against double jeopardy. Henderson v. State, 727 So.2d 284 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). Accordingly, we reverse with instructions to vacate Baldwin's conviction for aggravated assault. We affirm in all other respects.

BARFIELD, C.J., and BROWNING, J., CONCUR.


Summaries of

Baldwin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 6, 2000
790 So. 2d 434 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

Baldwin v. State

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY K. BALDWIN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Mar 6, 2000

Citations

790 So. 2d 434 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

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