Carlton ROCK, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Harvey J. Sepler, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Roberta G. Mandel, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before COPE, GODERICH, and RAMIREZ, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Carlton Rock appeals his conviction and sentence for burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, arguing that he was improperly sentenced as a Prison Releasee Reoffender *299 pursuant to section 775.082(9)(a)1, Florida Statutes (2000). Because burglary of an unoccupied dwelling does not qualify as a predicate offense for the imposition of a prisoner releasee reoffender sentence, we reverse.
Section 775.082(9)(a)1 enumerates the felonies that serve as a predicate offense for the imposition of a prisoner releasee reoffender sentence. Although burglary of an occupied structure or dwelling is one of the enumerated felonies that qualify as a predicate offense, burglary of an unoccupied structure or dwelling is not. See State v. Huggins,
The State argues that Huggins should not be relied upon because the decision is not yet final since rehearing is pending before the Florida Supreme Court. Nonetheless, that decision controls until it is altered or overturned.
The State also argues that the 2001 amendment to section 775.082(9)(a)1 indicates the intent of the legislature to include burglary of an unoccupied dwelling or structure as a predicate offense for the imposition of a prisoner releasee reoffender sentence. This argument is likewise unpersuasive. "It is firmly established law that the statutes in effect at the time of commission of a crime control as to the offenses for which the perpetrator can be convicted, as well as the punishments which may be imposed." State v. Miranda,
We therefore reverse and remand for resentencing.
