5D08-2525 Matthew Brown v. State

State: Florida

Court: Florida Fifth District Court

Docket No: 5D08-2525

Case Date: 09/07/2009

Preview:IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JULY TERM 2009

MATTHEW SEAN BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed September 11, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County, Scott Polodna, Judge. Paula C. Coffman, Orlando, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. Case No. 5D08-2525

PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Valdes v. State, 3 So. 3d 1067 (Fla. 2009) (holding statutory exception to Blockburger1 "same elements" test set forth at section 775.012(4)(b)2., Florida Statutes, prohibits separate convictions for crimes arising from same criminal transaction only when criminal statute itself provides for offense with multiple degrees).

PALMER, ORFINGER and JACOBUS, JJ., concur.
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Blockburger v. United States, 284 U.S. 299 (1932).

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