Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Charles H. SMITH, Jr., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-06-08
Citations: 794 So. 2d 651
Docket Number: No. 2D00-3002
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Charles H. SMITH, Jr., Appellee.
Judges: DANAUY, PAUL W. (Senior) Judge, Concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 794
Pages: 651–651

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Charles H. SMITH, Jr., Appellee.
No. 2D00-3002.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 8, 2001.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Erica M. Raffel, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Brad Permar, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.

Opinion:
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
The facts of this case are essentially identical to the facts in State v. Warren, 755 So.2d 145 (Fla. 1st DCA), review granted, 767 So.2d 461 (Fla.2000). We affirm the circuit court's dismissal of the felony battery charge against Smith on the authority of Warren. We also certify the same question certified in Warren:
CAN A CONVICTION FOR AGGRAVATED BATTERY SERVE AS A PRIOR CONVICTION FOR BATTERY FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 784.03(2), FLORIDA STATUTES?
Affirmed, question certified.
DANAUY, PAUL W. (Senior) Judge, Concurs.
PATTERSON, C.J., Dissents with opinion.