Smith v. State

Full title: Parnell SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Date published: Feb 8, 2023

357 So. 3d 213 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023)

Opinion

No. 3D22-1830.

02-08-2023

Parnell SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Parnell Smith, in proper person. Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before EMAS, HENDON, and MILLER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Parnell Smith, in proper person.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before EMAS, HENDON, and MILLER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. § 947.16(3), Fla. Stat. (1981) ("When any person is convicted of two or more felonies and consecutive sentences are imposed, then the jurisdiction of the trial court judge as provided herein shall apply to one-third of the total consecutive sentences imposed."); § 921.16(1), Fla. Stat. (1981) ("A defendant convicted of two or more offenses charged in the same indictment... shall serve the sentences of imprisonment concurrently unless the court directs that two or more of the sentences be served consecutively."); see also Hale v. State, 630 So.2d 521, 524-25 (Fla. 1993) (limiting its holding to sentencing of habitual offenders); Almendares v. State, 916 So.2d 29, 30 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (finding exception to rule involving sentences imposed under various sentencing enhancement statutes "not applicable to the present case as [appellant] was not sentenced pursuant to a sentencing enhancement statute").