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Brooks v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 30, 1991
578 So. 2d 893 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 91-9.

May 3, 1991. Rehearing Denied May 30, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County; Clinton E. Foster, Judge.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Anthony Brooks appeals his concurrent sentences of 20 years in state prison as a habitual felony offender. We find the crimes for which the appellant is currently being sentenced occurred prior to the simultaneous convictions used to support his sentences as a habitual felony offender, and, therefore, those convictions cannot be considered prior felony convictions as required by section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1989). Popolo v. State, 477 So.2d 1081 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). We, therefore, vacate the appellant's sentence and remand for resentencing.

JOANOS, WIGGINTON and WOLF, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Brooks v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 30, 1991
578 So. 2d 893 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Brooks v. State

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY BROOKS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: May 30, 1991

Citations

578 So. 2d 893 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

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