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SAMS v. STATE (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Donta Dwayne SAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D16-2117

Decided: July 29, 2022

Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Cynthia J. Dodge, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA

This case is before us on remand from the Florida Supreme Court. In State v. Sams, 45 Fla. L. Weekly S298, 2020 WL 6538825 (Fla. Nov. 6, 2020), the supreme court quashed this court's opinion issued April 12, 2019, and remanded for reconsideration in light of Knight v. State, 286 So. 3d 147 (Fla. 2019). Upon further consideration and on the authority of Knight, we affirm Sams' convictions and sentences.

Affirmed.

PER CURIAM.

KELLY, VILLANTI, and LUCAS, JJ., Concur.

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SAMS v. STATE (2022)

Docket No: No. 2D16-2117

Decided: July 29, 2022

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

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