Case Name: Craig TRAPP, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-09-29
Citations: 884 So. 2d 434
Docket Number: No. 3D03-2005
Parties: Craig TRAPP, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH, and RAMIREZ, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 884
Pages: 434–435

Head Matter:
Craig TRAPP, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D03-2005.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Sept. 29, 2004.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Thomas C. Mielke, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH, and RAMIREZ, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part. We find no abuse of discretion in the denial of the motion for mistrial made following the prosecutor's allegedly improper comment on Trapp's right to remain silent and thus affirm the conviction. However, we conclude that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a violent career criminal because spitting on a police officer is not a qualifying offense for sentencing as a violent career criminal. See Johnson v. State, 858 So.2d 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003) (holding that spitting on a law enforcement officer is not a current qualifying offense for sentencing as a violent career criminal).
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for a new sentencing proceeding.