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Hamilton v. State
752 So. 2d 1274
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
2000
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PER CURIAM.

The Defendant appeals his conviction for aggravated battery and his sentences as a habitual felony offender and prison releas-ee reoffender. We affirm the conviction in all respects, but remand for resentencing.

The Defendant argues that his twenty-year sentence as a habitual offender and his fifteen-year sentence under the Prison Releasee Reoffender Act for the same offense violates the double jeopardy clause. We agree. This court has recently held that a defendant may be sentenced for one offense as either a habitual felony offender or a prison releasee reoffender, but not both. See Adams v. State, 750 So.2d 659 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Melton v. State, 746 So.2d 1188 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Glare v. State, 745 So.2d 1065-66 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). Accordingly, we reverse and remand solely for resentencing.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED.

GUNTHER, TAYLOR and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Hamilton v. State
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Mar 15, 2000
Citation: 752 So. 2d 1274
Docket Number: No. 4D99-1626
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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