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Witt v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Mar 28, 2018
239 So. 3d 1284 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)

Opinion

Case No. 2D16–3689

03-28-2018

James WITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Tosha Cohen, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan M. Shanahan, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Tosha Cohen, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan M. Shanahan, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

James Witt appeals the circuit court's order revoking his probation in case number 2010-CF-1118 and his resulting sentence. The State has conceded error in part. We accept the State's concession of error and reverse and remand in part, with instructions for the circuit court to enter an amended sentence that (1) strikes Mr. Witt's designation as a habitual felony offender and (2) imposes a corrected $100 cost of prosecution fee under section 938.27(8), Florida Statutes (2016).

Additionally, following revocation the circuit court entered a new judgment in 2010–CF–1118. "Duplicative adjudications of guilt after revocation of probation or community control are superfluous, are unauthorized, and can cause undue confusion in future proceedings." Butler v. State, 195 So.3d 1147, 1148 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016) ; see also Pierce v. State, 150 So.3d 1207, 1208–09 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). Thus, we reverse the unauthorized judgment. We affirm the circuit court's order revoking Mr. Witt's probation and the resulting sentence in all other respects.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.

NORTHCUTT, BLACK, and LUCAS, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Witt v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Mar 28, 2018
239 So. 3d 1284 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)
Case details for

Witt v. State

Case Details

Full title:James WITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

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

Date published: Mar 28, 2018

Citations

239 So. 3d 1284 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)