ADAMS v. STATE

No. 98-3338.

750 So.2d 659 (1999)

Cardell ADAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Debra Rescigno, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, C.J.

Appellant was convicted of burglary of an occupied dwelling and sentenced as both a habitual offender and a prison releasee reoffender, in which the court gave separate sentences under each statute. Adams appeals his sentence on the ground that the court erred in sentencing him twice for the same crime. We agree that the sentence by the trial court constitutes double jeopardy and reverse.

After appellant's conviction, the trial court found that...

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