Lewis v. State
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2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Hall v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)
- Lewis v. State (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
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Opinion of the Court
Eddie Lewis appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence for first-degree felony murder, attempted robbery, and robbery. We affirm • the convictions but remand for resentencing of the first-degree murder only.
Section 782.04(1), Florida Statutes (1995), provides that first-degree murder is a capital felony, not a life felony, and is punishable by death or life in state prison without possibility of parole. The defendant’s twenty-five-year sentence of imprisonment for first-degree murder is therefore illegal. We vacate the defendant’s first-degree murder sentence and remand with instructions to resentence the defendant to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Affirmed in part, reversed and remanded in part.
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