Case Name: Calvin Lee WEEMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-07-30
Citations: 582 So. 2d 830
Docket Number: No. 91-1434
Parties: Calvin Lee WEEMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS, C.J., and WIGGINTON and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 582
Pages: 830–830

Head Matter:
Calvin Lee WEEMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-1434.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 30, 1991.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Charlie McCoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The only issue raised in this appeal is whether appellant, who was convicted of a first degree felony punishable by life, section 812.13(2)(a), Florida Statutes, could be sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender. Appellant admits in his brief that our decision in Burdick v. State, No. 90-619 (Fla.1st DCA July 25, 1991) (en banc) controls the outcome of this case. We agree and affirm. As in Burdick we certify the following question as one of great public importance:
IS A FIRST DEGREE FELONY PUNISHABLE BY A TERM OF YEARS NOT EXCEEDING LIFE IMPRISONMENT SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED SENTENCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE HABITUAL VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDER STATUTE?
JOANOS, C.J., and WIGGINTON and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.