MARK ANTHONY FRENCH v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MARK ANTHONY FRENCH, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED Appellant, v. CASE NO. 1D05-1833 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed August 10, 2006. An appeal from the Circuit Court of Calhoun County. Hentz McClellan, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Phil Patterson, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Giselle Lylen Rivera, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. In this direct criminal appeal, the appellant challenges convictions for various offenses, including two counts of resisting an officer with violence as proscribed by section 843.01, Florida Statutes. Only one conviction is permitted in connection with this single episode. Wallace v. State, 724 So. 2d 1176 (Fla. 1998). We, therefore, reverse and remand with instructions that the conviction for one of the counts for resisting an officer with violence be vacated. The remaining convictions are affirmed. AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; REMANDED. BARFIELD, VAN NORTWICK, and LEWIS, JJ., CONCUR.

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