Case Name: Dennis BATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-12-21
Citations: 721 So. 2d 1236
Docket Number: No. 97-4455
Parties: Dennis BATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WOLF, WEBSTER and LAWRENCE, JJ. Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 721
Pages: 1236–1236

Head Matter:
Dennis BATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 97-4455
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 21, 1998.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Carl S. McGinnes, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Charmaine M. Millsaps, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this direct criminal appeal, appellant contends that his convictions of, and sentences for, both misdemeanor battery and felony battery based upon the same act violate the prohibition against double jeopardy. The state properly concedes error. Accordingly, we reverse the conviction of, and sentence for, misdemeanor battery; and we remand with directions that the trial court vacate that conviction and sentence.
REVERSED and REMANDED, with directions.
WOLF, WEBSTER and LAWRENCE, JJ. Concur.