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Atkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jul 14, 2017
229 So. 3d 402 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

Opinion

CASE NO. 1D15–4399

07-14-2017

Eddie Lee ATKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Joanna A. Mauer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Tayo Popoola, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Joanna A. Mauer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Tayo Popoola, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Eddie Lee Atkins appeals his judgment of conviction and sentences for sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, burglary of a conveyance, and carjacking raising several issues. We find only one merits mention.

Appellant argues that his dual convictions for burglary of a conveyance and carjacking constitute double jeopardy. In furtherance of this argument he urges this Court to adopt the reasoning of Judge Sharp who dissented in Green v. State, 828 So.2d 462 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). Instead, we concur with the majority's decision in Green which held that dual convictions for burglary of a conveyance and carjacking do not constitute double jeopardy because the offenses do not share identical elements and because neither is subsumed in the other. Id. at 464.

Because none of the issues raised on appeal warrant reversal, we AFFIRM the judgment and sentences.

LEWIS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., CONCUR.


Summaries of

Atkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jul 14, 2017
229 So. 3d 402 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)
Case details for

Atkins v. State

Case Details

Full title:Eddie Lee ATKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Jul 14, 2017

Citations

229 So. 3d 402 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

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