STATE OF FLORIDA, v. RONALD THOMPSON

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D10-1841 RONALD THOMPSON, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed July 12, 2011. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County. John H. Skinner, Judge. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Edward C. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Steven Brian Whittington of Whittington & Culbert, P.A., Green Cove Springs, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Reversed and remanded for resentencing. See State v. Thompson, 4 So. 3d 689, 690 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009) ( We agree with the State s argument that imposition of the 20-year minimum mandatory sentence is required by law. Whether imposition of the 20-year mandatory term would be a crime in itself, as stated by the trial court, is a matter directed to the legislature. (footnote omitted)). BENTON, C.J., DAVIS, and THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR. 2

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