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State v. Moiz A. Godil
5D16-488
| Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Feb 20, 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 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellant, v. Case No. 5D16-488 MOIZ A. GODIL,

Appellee.

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Opinion filed February 24, 2017

Appeal from the Circuit Court

for Orange County,

Alan S. Apte, Judge.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General,

Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance,

Assistant Attorney General, Daytona

Beach, for Appellant.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Noel

A. Pelella, Assistant Public Defender,

Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The State challenges the sentence imposed in this felony drug case in which the trial court withheld adjudication of guilt without placing Appellee on probation in violation of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.670. Although Appellee properly concedes error on this point, he nevertheless argues that the judgment must be affirmed because the *2 alteration of the sentence would violate constitutional double jeopardy principles. We reject Appellee’s double jeopardy argument. Because Appellee had no legitimate expectation of finality in the sentence, the double jeopardy clause does not bar the correction of the illegal sentence. Dunbar v. State, 89 So. 3d 901, 905 (Fla. 2012).

On remand, the trial judge shall either adjudicate Appellee guilty or impose probation.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

ORFINGER, TORPY and BERGER, JJ., concur.

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Case Details

Case Name: State v. Moiz A. Godil
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Feb 20, 2017
Docket Number: 5D16-488
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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