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Watts v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 25, 2001
789 So. 2d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 3D99-2779

Opinion filed July 25, 2001.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Alex E. Ferrer, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 98-13123.

Michael Hursey, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Erin K. Zack, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LEVY, GODERICH, and FLETCHER, JJ.


As the State correctly concedes, there was error for the trial court to sentence the defendant to concurrent sentences as both a Prison Releasee Re-offender and a Habitual Felony Offender. Accordingly, the imposition of those sentences must be reversed, with the case being remanded to the trial court for re-sentencing only under the Prison Releasee Re-offender Act. See Grant v. State, 770 So.2d 655 (Fla. 2000).

In view of the failure of appellant to demonstrate any merit in the remaining points raised on appeal, this case is, in all aspects other than that mentioned above, affirmed.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for re-sentencing.


Summaries of

Watts v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jul 25, 2001
789 So. 2d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Watts v. State

Case Details

Full title:JASON ROBERT WATTS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jul 25, 2001

Citations

789 So. 2d 547 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

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