Case Name: Antonio Lavet MALONE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-11-26
Citations: 588 So. 2d 1096
Docket Number: No. 91-01481
Parties: Antonio Lavet MALONE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH, SMITH and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 588
Pages: 1096–1096

Head Matter:
Antonio Lavet MALONE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-01481.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 26, 1991.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Nada M. Carey, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
REVERSED AND REMANDED for re-sentencing under the authority of Barnes v. State, 576 So.2d 758 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). We certify the following question as one of great public importance:
WHETHER SECTION 775.084(l)(a)l, FLORIDA STATUTES (SUPP.1988), WHICH DEFINES HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDERS AS THOSE WHO HAVE "PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF TWO OR MORE FELONIES," REQUIRES THAT EACH OF THE FELONIES BE COMMITTED AFTER CONVICTION FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PREVIOUS OFFENSE.
BOOTH, SMITH and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.