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Marion v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 5, 1991
586 So. 2d 67 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 90-01160.

July 5, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, M. William Graybill, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Deborah A. Goins, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Elaine L. Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


We affirm the appellant's convictions. We also affirm the issue wherein the appellant attacks the constitutionality of section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1988 Supp.). See Arnold v. State, 566 So.2d 37 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). However, we reverse the appellant's habitual offender sentences and remand for resentencing. In order to be sentenced as a habitual offender under section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1988), a defendant must have successive felony convictions. The appellant's two prior convictions were rendered on the same date, and so they should have been treated as a single offense. Walker v. State, 567 So.2d 546 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).

Reversed and remanded for resentencing.

SCHEB, A.C.J., and RYDER and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Marion v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 5, 1991
586 So. 2d 67 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Marion v. State

Case Details

Full title:CORNELIUS MARION, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jul 5, 1991

Citations

586 So. 2d 67 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

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