Ronnie K. Williams v. Florida Commission on Offender Review

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: December 18, 2018
• Docket: 18-0179
• Status: Published

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D18-0179 _____________________________

RONNIE K. WILLIAMS,

Petitioner,

v.

FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW,

Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction.

December 18, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The appendix reveals Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder, which was used as the present offense of conviction, and three other counts. The Commission aggravated Petitioner’s presumptive parole release date for his separate conviction of shooting into occupied vehicle and for use of a firearm. However, use of a firearm is included in the definition of the offense of shooting into occupied vehicle, and the Commission’s rules do not permit additional aggravation for factors included in the definition of other convictions already used as aggravating elements. Mattingly v. Fla. Parole and Probation Comm’n, 417 So. 2d 1163 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). Accordingly, the petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The order denying Petitioner’s petition for writ of mandamus is quashed and this matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

LEWIS, WETHERELL, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Seth E. Miller, Tallahassee, for Petitioner.

Rana Wallace, General Counsel, and Mark Hiers, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Commission on Offender Review, Tallahassee, for Respondent.