STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT,
v.
RONALD DEHART, APPELLEE
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Florida's appellate court reversed the trial court's striking of a Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) designation from a burglary sentence, holding that PRR sentencing was mandatory for burglary of a dwelling regardless of occupancy after the July 1, 2001 statutory amendment.
PRR sentencing is mandatory for burglary of a dwelling under section 775.082(9)(a)(3)(c), regardless of whether the dwelling is occupied, when the offense is committed after the July 1, 2001 amendment.
[1] The Prison Releasee Reoffender statute, as amended effective July 1, 2001, mandates PRR sentencing for burglary of a dwelling regardless of whether the dwelling is occupi…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceRonald Dehart was sentenced as a Prison Releasee Reoffender for burglary of a dwelling committed on March 22, 2003. Dehart moved to correct his senten…
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CASANUEVA, Judge.
The State appeals from the trial court’s order striking the Prison Releasee Reof-fender (PRR) designation from the defendant’s sentence for burglary of a dwelling.1 After being sentenced under the PRR statute, Mr. Dehart filed a motion to correct his sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b)(2), contending that the dwelling he burglarized was unoccupied and thus he could not be sentenced as a Prison Releasee Reoffen-der. The trial court agreed with Mr. De-hart’s argument and struck the PRR designation from his sentence.. Because PRR sentencing was mandatory for the offense of burglary of a dwelling — whether or not occupied — when. Mr. Dehart committed this offense on March 22, 2003, we must reverse the trial court’s order and remand for resentencing.
Athough the original version of the Prison Releasee Reoffender Punishment Act was not applicable to burglaries of unoccupied dwellings or structures, the statute was amended effective July 1, 2001, to clarify that it encompassed all dwellings. Ch. 2001-239, § 1, at 2193, Laws of Fla. Because Mr. Dehart committed his crime after the effective date of the amendment, the State’s notice that the defendant qualified for PRR sentencing was appropriate. The trial court was required to sentence Mr. Dehart in accordance with section 775.082(9)(a)(3)(c), and its later decision to strike the PRR designation was erroneous. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new sentencing hearing at which the defendant is entitled to be present.
ALTENBERND, C.J., and VILLANTI, J., Concur. . § 775.082(9)(a)(1)(q), Fla. Stat. (2002).
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