JAMES BATES vs STATE OF FLORIDA

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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT JAMES BATES, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 2D21-3200 November 16, 2022 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Gilbert A. Smith, Jr., Judge. Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Cynthia J. Dodge, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Donna S. Koch, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. NORTHCUTT, VILLANTI, and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur. Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.

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