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Barge v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 5, 2001
789 So. 2d 972 (Fla. 2001)

Opinion

No. SC00-1352

Opinion filed July 5, 2001.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Certified Great Public Importance First District — Case No. 1D98-3794 (Escambia County).

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, James W. Rogers, Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals, and Karla D. Ellis, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondent.


We have for review Barge v. State, 763 So.2d 1239 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

Barge challenges his sentences under the Prison Releasee Reoffender Act ("the Act"), the habitual violent felony offender statute, and the habitual felony offender statute. The imposition of equal, concurrent sentences under the Act, the habitual violent felony offender statute, and the habitual felony offender statute does not violate principles of double jeopardy; it does, however, violate the Act itself. See Grant v. State, 770 So.2d 655, 657-59 (Fla. 2000). Therefore, we vacate the decision of the district court and remand for reconsideration upon application of our decisions in Grant; State v. Cotton, 769 So.2d 345 (Fla. 2000); McKnight v. State, 769 So.2d 1039 (Fla. 2000); and Ellis v. State, 762 So.2d 912 (Fla. 2000).

It is so ordered.

WELLS, C.J., and SHAW, HARDING, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, and QUINCE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Barge v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 5, 2001
789 So. 2d 972 (Fla. 2001)
Case details for

Barge v. State

Case Details

Full title:JIMMIE BARGE, JR., Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jul 5, 2001

Citations

789 So. 2d 972 (Fla. 2001)

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