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Ralph Flint, III v. State of Florida
227 So. 3d 759
| Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | 2017
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*1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA RALPH FLINT, III, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Appellant, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-1212 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Opinion filed October 6, 2017.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.

Edward P. Nickinson, Judge.

Ralph Flint, III, pro se, Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Quentin Humphrey, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant appeals the denial of a motion to correct illegal sentence challenging his designation as a sexual predator. The appellant was convicted of *2 kidnapping and three counts of sexual battery without force likely to cause serious personal injury. As the State has conceded, the appellant’s prior convictions do not qualify him to be designated as a sexual predator. The appellant’s kidnapping conviction does not qualify him for designation as a sexual predator because the victim was not a minor. See § 775.21(4)(a)1.a., Fla. Stat. (2010); Maceo v. State, 870 So. 2d 852 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003) (conviction for life felony of armed kidnapping did not qualify him for classification as sexual predator where victim was not a minor). Additionally, the appellant’s three convictions for violating section 794.011(5), Florida Statutes (2010), do not qualify as they are second- degree felonies and he does not have any prior enumerated convictions. See § 775.21(4)(a)1.b., Fla. Stat. (2010); Lupianez v. State, 909 So. 2d 600 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (holding that an offender who violates section 794.011(5) must have a prior enumerated conviction to qualify as a sexual predator). Accordingly, we reverse the denial of the appellant’s motion and remand for the lower court to vacate the order designating him a sexual predator.

REVERSED and REMANDED with directions. ROBERTS, OSTERHAUS, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR

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Case Details

Case Name: Ralph Flint, III v. State of Florida
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Oct 6, 2017
Citation: 227 So. 3d 759
Docket Number: CASE NO. 1D17-1212
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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