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Jammie Simmons v. State
220 So. 3d 474
| Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | 2017
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*1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED JAMMIE SIMMONS,

Appellant, v. Case No. 5D15-4529 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Opinion filed March 10, 2017

Appeal from the Circuit Court

for Putnam County,

Clyde E. Wolfe, Judge.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and

Brittany O'Neil, Assistant Public Defender,

Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General,

Tallahassee, and Marjorie Vincent-Tripp,

Assistant Attorney General, Daytona

Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Jammie Simmons timely appeals his convictions and sentences for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of cocaine, and two separate counts of resisting arrest. Simmons raises three issues on appeal, arguing that the trial court erred in: 1) denying his motion *2 to withdraw plea; 2) denying his motion for appointment of counsel; and 3) imposing two consecutive mandatory minimum sentences. We affirm on the first two issues without further discussion.

As to the sentencing issue, the State properly concedes error. See Williams v. State, 186 So. 3d 989, 993 (Fla. 2016) (holding that consecutive sentences of mandatory minimum terms for multiple firearm offenses are impermissible if the offenses arose from the same criminal episode and the firearm was not discharged). In the instant case, the trial court imposed consecutive mandatory minimum sentences for the aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charges. The State concedes that these two charges stemmed from the same criminal episode. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with instructions to impose the mandatory minimum sentences concurrently rather than consecutively.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; REMANDED.

SAWAYA and TORPY, JJ,. and JACOBUS, B.W., Senior Judge, concur.

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Case Details

Case Name: Jammie Simmons v. State
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Mar 10, 2017
Citation: 220 So. 3d 474
Docket Number: Case 5D15-4529
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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