Opinion
No. 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.
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.