State v. Kersey

BARKETT, Justice.

We review Kersey v. State, 515 So.2d 261 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987), based upon certified *1012conflict with Hall v. State, 511 So.2d 1038 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), and Hoefert v. State, 509 So.2d 1090 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

The issue presented is whether the habitual offender statute, section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1985), may be used to enhance the statutory maximum sentence. We held in Winters v. State, 522 So.2d 816 (Fla.1988), that the habitual offender statute remains viable for this purpose, so long as the sentence imposed is within…