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JACKSON v. STATE

No. 3D06-2190.

126 So.3d 251 (2008)

Leon JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Jackson, in proper person.

Bill McCollum , Attorney General, and Timothy R.M. Thomas , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE and RAMIREZ, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm Leon Jackson's conviction but reverse his sentence. After the jury found Jackson guilty of burglary of a dwelling and petit theft, the trial court held a sentencing hearing and stated: "Well, the problem that you have is because you're a violent career criminal, a GORT, the law says I've got to sentence you to a 30-year minimum/mandatory. There's nothing I can do."

The court then sentenced Jackson as a violent career criminal under section...

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