Powell v. State

Defendant was convicted of aggravated battery of a person over 65. The trial court sentenced him as a habitual violent felony offender under section 775.084(4)(b), Florida Statutes (2012), and a violent career criminal under section 775.084(4)(d). A defendant may be sentenced for one criminal conviction under only one recidivist category from section 775.084, even if the defendant meets the criteria for more than one. See Clines v. State, 912 So.2d 550 (Fla.2005). We affirm, however, because defendant did not object at sentencing or file a motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure…