STATE v. SCATES

No. 90-3174.

585 So.2d 385 (1991)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Carrick A. SCATES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Dawn Wynn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Norliza Batts, Law Offices of Norliza Batts, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


POLEN, Judge.

This appeal presents a factual scenario identical to those presented in State v. Lane, 582 So.2d 77 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991), and State v. Baxter, 582 So.2d 625 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). On the authority of both Lane and Baxter, we reverse appellee's sentence and remand to the trial court with directions that appellee be sentenced to the minimum mandatory sentence. We also certify a question of great...

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