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Simmons v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 2, 1990
554 So. 2d 1199 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 88-2424.

December 20, 1989. Rehearing Denied February 2, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Columbia County, Harlow Land, J.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and Michael J. Minerva, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Carolyn J. Mosley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


We find no merit to the issues raised on appeal except for appellant's challenge of her two convictions for aggravated battery. A single battery gave rise to two separate charges, one under section 784.045(1)(a) and the other under section 784.045(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1987).

The judgment of the trial court is REVERSED and REMANDED with directions that the trial court vacate one of the convictions for aggravated battery.

ERVIN, JOANOS, and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Simmons v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 2, 1990
554 So. 2d 1199 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Simmons v. State

Case Details

Full title:BETTINA SIMMONS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Feb 2, 1990

Citations

554 So. 2d 1199 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

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