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Robinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Oct 27, 2000
770 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 5D99-2818.

Opinion filed October 27, 2000. JULY TERM 2000.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, R. James Stroker, Judge.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and A. S. Rogers, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wesley Heidt, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


Robinson was convicted of various crimes including attempted second degree murder. He appeals contending there is logically no such crime. Since a majority of the supreme court has just decided that there is, Brown v. State, 2000 WL 1472598 (Fla. Oct. 5, 2000), we affirm his sentence.

Robinson also urges that it was double jeopardy to sentence him as both a habitual felony offender and as a prison release reoffender for the same crime. The State concedes that this court has previously ruled in favor of the defense on this issue. See Brooks v. State, 753 So.2d 776 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000). Both the First and Second Districts have adopted the opposite view. Wright v. State, 25 Fla. L. Weekly D 992 (Fla. 1st DCA April 20, 2000), certified conflict.

Although we reverse for resentencing, we withhold the mandate and join in the Wright certification.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part. RESENTENCING REQUIRED but mandate withheld for certification.

THOMPSON, C.J., and GRIFFIN, J., concur.


Summaries of

Robinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Oct 27, 2000
770 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

Robinson v. State

Case Details

Full title:THEODORE ROBINSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Oct 27, 2000

Citations

770 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

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