Case Name: John SPARKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-02-18
Citations: 394 So. 2d 200
Docket Number: No. 80-301
Parties: John SPARKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., and WETHERINGTON, GERALD T., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 394
Pages: 200–200

Head Matter:
John SPARKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 80-301.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 18, 1981.
Elton H. Schwarz, Public Defender, and Howardene Garrett, Asst. Public Defender, Fort Pierce, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stewart J. Bellus, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed on the authority of Barnhill v. State, 393 So.2d 557, (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). Provided, however, in order to preserve appellant's rights we certify the following question:
[I]s a person excluded from mandatory classification under section 958.04[2][a], Florida Statutes (Supp.1978) when prior to sentencing the offender has been found guilty of a qualifying felony under the act and has simultaneously been found guilty of other felonies?
HERSEY and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., and WETHERINGTON, GERALD T., Associate Judge, concur.