Harold T. Dukes, Jr. v. State

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED HAROLD T. DUKES, JR., Appellant, v. Case No. 5D13-1127 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed April 17, 2014 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Alan Apte, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and George D.E. Burden, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Harold T. Dukes, Jr., appeals his convictions and sentences for false imprisonment, sex trafficking, unlawfully obtaining labor or services, and forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. Under the facts of this case, we agree that his convictions for both sex trafficking, a violation of section 796.045, Florida Statutes (2010), 1 and forcing, compelling or coercing another to become a prostitute, a violation of section 796.04(1), Florida Statutes (2010), violated double jeopardy. Dukes s conviction of the lesser crime of forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute must be vacated. In all other respects, we affirm Dukes s convictions and sentences. AFFIRMED in part; VACATED in part. ORFINGER, BERGER and WALLIS, JJ., concur. 1 Section 796.045, Florida Statutes (2010), was repealed, effective July 1, 2012. See Ch. 2012-97, § 8, at 9, Laws of Fla. 2

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