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Byrd v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 3, 1991
578 So. 2d 876 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

Nos. 90-1069, 90-1219.

May 3, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Calhoun County; N. Russell Bower, Judge.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Wayne H. Mitchell, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Charlie McCoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Appellant challenges judgments of conviction and sentences imposed for possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer without violence, and keeping a house of ill fame. It was recently determined in Warren v. State, 572 So.2d 1376 (Fla. 1991), that the term "ill fame" in section 796.01, Florida Statutes, does not provide sufficient notice of the prohibited conduct and thus renders the statute unconstitutionally vague. See also, Palmieri v. State, 572 So.2d 1378 (Fla. 1991); Hicks v. State, 572 So.2d 1378 (Fla. 1991). Appellant's conviction and sentence for this offense are accordingly vacated. Because this conviction was included in the sentencing guidelines scoresheet computation under which appellant was also sentenced for the remaining offenses, we must likewise vacate the remaining sentences and remand for resentencing. The remaining judgments of conviction are affirmed, and the cause is remanded.

BOOTH and JOANOS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Byrd v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 3, 1991
578 So. 2d 876 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Byrd v. State

Case Details

Full title:BRADY BYRD, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: May 3, 1991

Citations

578 So. 2d 876 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)