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Leon JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D06-2190

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District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Leon JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D06-2190. Dec. 17, 2008. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-DadeCounty, Israel Reyes, Judge. Leon Jackson, in proper person. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Timothy R.M. Thomas, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before COPE and RAMIREZ, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge. PER CURIAM. *1 We affirm Leon Jackson’s conviction but reverse his sentence. After the jury found Jackson guilty of burglary of a dwelling and petit theft, the trial court held a sentencing hearing and stated: ?Well, the problem that you have is because you’re a violent career criminal, a GORT, the law says I’ve got to sentence you to a 30-year minimum/mandatory...continue to full post

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