Donta D. Sams v. State of Florida

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT DONTA DWAYNE SAMS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 2D16-2117 July 29, 2022 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County; Reinaldo Ojeda, Judge. 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 PER CURIAM.  This case is before us on remand from the Florida Supreme Court. In State v. Sams, 45 Fla. L. Weekly S298 (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. KELLY, VILLANTI, and LUCAS, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication. 2