Supreme Court of Florida

Battery on a law enforcement officer (BOLEO) is not a "forcible felony" for purposes of a statute that increases criminal sentences for violent career criminals. In determining whether a crime constitutes a forcible felony, courts must consider only the statutory elements of the offense, regardless of the particular circumstances involved.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2007
• Published 04/26/2007

Judges

• CANTERO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Richard L. Polin, Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals and Douglas J. Glaid, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Miami, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Godfrey, Assistant Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL, for Respondent.