EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 91-1040.

593 So.2d 326 (1992)

Will Oscar EDWARDS, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Judy Taylor Rush, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee/cross-appellant.


GRIFFIN, Judge.

We affirm the judgment, but on the state's cross-appeal we remand for correction of appellant's sentence. Appellant was convicted of one count of capital sexual battery punishable as provided in section 775.082, Florida Statutes (1989). The trial court sentenced defendant to twenty-five years incarceration and checked the "CAPITAL OFFENSE — 25 year mandatory minimum" box on the sentencing form. Appellant should have been sentenced to life imprisonment...

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