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Alphonse v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 14, 1992
593 So. 2d 612 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-00139.

February 14, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Collier County, Charles T. Carlton, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and John S. Lynch, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Wendy Buffington, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


The defendant challenges her conviction and sentence for possession of a controlled substance on two grounds. We find merit to only one of her contentions.

The defendant argues the court erred in enhancing her sentence as a habitual offender without including either in a written order or in oral statements in the record an acknowledgment of the receipt of the necessary documentation required by section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1989). We agree and remand for the trial court to either make the requisite findings based on proper evidentiary support, or, if the record does not support such, vacate the habitual offender sentence and resentence the defendant according to the guidelines. See Roberts v. State, 559 So.2d 289 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).

DANAHY, A.C.J., and THREADGILL, J., concur.


Summaries of

Alphonse v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 14, 1992
593 So. 2d 612 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Alphonse v. State

Case Details

Full title:SONYA RENEE ALPHONSE, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Feb 14, 1992

Citations

593 So. 2d 612 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

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