Stafford v. State

Full title: Albert STAFFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

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

Date published: Jan 18, 2017

228 So. 3d 1147 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

Opinion

No. 4D13–1532

01-18-2017

Albert STAFFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Paul Edward Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Catherine Linton and Luke R. Napodano, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Paul Edward Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Catherine Linton and Luke R. Napodano, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

We reverse the order denying appellant's motion for postconviction relief and remand for resentencing pursuant to Atwell v. State, 197 So.3d 1040 (Fla. 2016). Appellant is entitled to be resentenced pursuant to the sentencing provisions enacted in Chapter 2014–220, Laws of Florida. Id. at 1050 ; Michel v. State, 204 So.3d 101 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016) (certifying conflict with Stallings v. State, 198 So.3d 1081 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016), and Williams v. State, 198 So.3d 1084 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) ).

Reversed and remanded for resentencing.

Ciklin, C.J., Conner and Forst, JJ., concur.