Carruthers v. State

Full title: Jimmy Ray CARRUTHERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Oct 6, 2022

365 So. 3d 1180 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)

Opinion

No. 1D21-3190

10-06-2022

Jimmy Ray CARRUTHERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Darcy O. Townsend, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Darcy O. Townsend, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Per Curiam.

AFFIRMED . See § 775.082(9)(a)2., Fla. Stat. (2021) (providing that prison releasee reoffender status can apply to defendants who commit qualifying crimes while incarcerated; there is no "release" prerequisite); Drayton v. State , 321 So. 3d 921, 922 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021) ("We thus conclude the plain language of the statute allows PRR sentencing for defendants ... who fall under the definition in (a)2 [committed new crime while in prison].").

Kelsey, Jay, and M.K. Thomas, JJ., concur.