Carruthers v. State

Full title: Jimmy Ray Carruthers, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Oct 6, 2022

No. 1D21-3190 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Oct. 6, 2022)

Opinion

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.

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County. Darlene F. Dickey, Judge.

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.