Quincy Watkins v. the State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledFebruary 5, 2020
Docket3D19-1729
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed February 5, 2020.
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No. 3D19-1729
Lower Tribunal No. 06-28538
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Quincy Watkins,
Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the
Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Teresa Mary Pooler, Judge.
Quincy Watkins, in proper person.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SALTER, LINDSEY, and HENDON, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
We grant Appellant’s motion for rehearing; withdraw the opinion of
November 20, 2019; and substitute the following opinion in its place.
Affirmed. See Hatten v. State, 203 So. 3d 142, 146 (Fla. 2016) (“[I]f the trial
court chooses to impose a sentence beyond the selected mandatory minimum
sentence pursuant to the 10–20–Life statute, additional statutory authority is
required.”). Here, there was additional statutory authority for Watkins’s life
sentence beyond the selected mandatory 10-20-Life statute minimum.
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