Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1994

Perkins v. State

Perkins v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 9, 1994 · Davis, Mickle, Miner
635 So. 2d 1086; 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 4500; 1994 WL 171674 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Perkins v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Jimmy Lee Perkins, appeals his conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine while carrying a firearm. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in sentencing appellant as an habitual offender for armed trafficking in cocaine because the offense is a life felony for which no habitualized sanction is authorized. The state concedes error in the sentencing based on the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Lamont v. State, 610 So.2d 435 (Fla. 1992). Finding no reversible error as to the conviction, we affirm appellant’s conviction. We reverse appellant’s sentence and remand for resentencing under the guidelines.

AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part and REMANDED for resentencing.

MINER, MICKLE and DAVIS, JJ., concur.

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