Arnold v. State

STEVENSON, Judge.

We reverse appellant’s sentence in case no. 92-7417 because he was not furnished written notice of the state’s intent to seek enhanced penalties against him pursuant to the habitual offender statute prior to entry of his pleas of guilty. Ashley v. State, 614 So.2d 486 (Fla.1993). The appellee relies on Mansfield v. State, 618 So.2d 1385 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993), as authority for its contention that the failure to provide written notice may be harmless error. Mansfield is distinguishable from this case, however, because there the defendant signed a written plea agreement in which he…