Case Name: Willie Lee DURANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-12-18
Citations: 609 So. 2d 774
Docket Number: No. 91-03057
Parties: Willie Lee DURANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER and HALL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 609
Pages: 774–775

Head Matter:
Willie Lee DURANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-03057.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 18, 1992.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Cecilia A. Traína, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Dale E. Tarpley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment pursuant to section 775.084(4)(b)(1), Florida Statutes (1989). In Burdick v. State, 594 So.2d 267 (Fla.1992), the supreme court held that sentencing under the above statute was permissive, not mandatory. Because it is probable that the trial judge thought that a life sentence was mandatory, we reverse the séntence and remand for reconsideration in light of Burdick. Otherwise, affirmed.
CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER and HALL, JJ., concur.