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54 So. 3d 644
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
2011
PER CURIAM.

The appellant was convicted of driving while license revoked as a habitual traffic offender, in violation of section 322.34(5), Florida Statutes (2009) (Count I); driving while license suspended, revoked or canceled with knowledge, in violation of section 322.34(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2009) (Count II); and driving without a valid license, in violation of section 322.03(1), Florida Statutes (2009) (Count III). All three counts arose out of the same offense. We affirm the appellant’s conviction on Count I without discussion. We reverse the appellant’s conviction on Count II because Counts I and II are mutually exclusive. See Franklin v. State, 816 So.2d 1203 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). We also reverse the appellant’s conviction on Count III. Dual convictions on Counts I and III violate double jeopardy because Count III is a necessarily lesser-included offense of Count I. See § 775.021(4)(b)3., Fla. Stat. (2009); Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 28.11(a).

AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED with instructions to vacate the appellant’s convictions on Counts II and III and resentence him on Count I.

WOLF, WEBSTER, and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Dees v. State
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Mar 2, 2011
Citations: 54 So. 3d 644; 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2680; 2011 WL 715009; No. 1D09-5638
Docket Number: No. 1D09-5638
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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