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Matthews v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Oct 2, 2001
795 So. 2d 268 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

Case No. 1D00-421

Opinion filed October 2, 2001.

An appeal from Circuit Court of Hamilton County. John W. Peach, Judge.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Joel Arnold, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Robert L. Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


The appellant challenges habitual offender sentences which were imposed for three offenses, with the sentences being made consecutive to each other. The record establishes that the offenses occurred during a single criminal episode. As the state concedes, Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521 (Fla. 1993), prohibits such consecutive sentencing in these circumstances. The challenged sentences are therefore vacated, and the case is remanded for resentencing.

ALLEN, C.J., PADOVANO and LEWIS, JJ., CONCUR.


Summaries of

Matthews v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Oct 2, 2001
795 So. 2d 268 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Matthews v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIE MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Oct 2, 2001

Citations

795 So. 2d 268 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

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