Case Name: Matthew Sean BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-09-11
Citations: 17 So. 3d 346
Docket Number: No. 5D08-2525
Parties: Matthew Sean BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PALMER, ORFINGER an.d JACOBUS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 17
Pages: 346–347

Head Matter:
Matthew Sean BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D08-2525.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Sept. 11, 2009.
Paula C. Coffman, Orlando, for Appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Valdes v. State, 3 So.3d 1067 (Fla.2009) (holding statutory exception to Blockburger "same elements" test set forth at section 775.012(4)(b)2., Florida Statutes, prohibits separate convictions for crimes arising from same criminal transaction only when criminal statute itself provides for offense with multiple degrees).
PALMER, ORFINGER an.d JACOBUS, JJ., concur.
. Blockburger v. United States, 284 U.S. 299, 52 S.Ct. 180, 76 L.Ed. 306 (1932).