Harris v. State, 91-1361
| Decision Date | 16 October 1991 |
| Docket Number | No. 91-1361,91-1361 |
| Citation | 586 So.2d 1350 |
| Parties | Christopher A. HARRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. 586 So.2d 1350, 16 Fla. L. Week. D2699 |
| Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County; John Southwood, Judge.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Amelia L. Beisner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
AFFIRMED. Burdick v. State, 584 So.2d 1035 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991) (en banc). As in Burdick, we certify the following question to the Supreme Court 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 OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDER STATUTE?
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