Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 9, 2005No. 3D04-2720PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

We affirm the trial court’s denial of the appellant’s motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. Contrary to the appellant’s argument, only one qualifying prior conviction was needed to sentence him as a habitual violent felony offender. See § 775.084(l)(b), Fla. Stat. (2000); Weford v. State, 784 So.2d 1222,1224 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001) (holding that sequential conviction requirement of section 775.084(5) is inapplicable since only one predicate offense was necessary for the trial court to adjudicate defendant as a habitual violent felony offender).…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Weford v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McMurtry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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