Williamson v. State
Williamson v. State
Opinion of the Court
Celeata Williamson was convicted of fifty-seven counts of grand theft and one count of scheming to defraud and sentenced to concurrent terms of five years’ imprisonment on all charges. We agree with Williamson, and the State concedes, that convicting and sentencing her on both the scheming to defraud and the grand theft charges, which formed the basis of the scheming to defraud charge, constituted double jeopardy. See Kipping v. State, 702 So.2d 578 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997); Cherry v. State, 592 So.2d 292 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). We therefore vacate Williamson’s convictions and sentences for grand theft and affirm her conviction for scheming to defraud.
Williamson also challenges the sentence she received on the scheming to
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, reversed in part, and remanded for resen-tencing with directions.
. Because Williamson’s offense is a true continuing offense, the date of her last overt act is considered to be the date of offense. Young v. Moore, 820 So.2d 901, 903 n. 4 (Fla. 2002). That date is October 31, 2000, which is "on or after October 1, 1998.” Thus, section 921.0027 applies.
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