Vasquez v. State

Golden Vasquez appeals the denial of her motion to correct or vacate an illegal sentence whereby she challenges her habitual offender sentence. We affirm the denial of point one but reverse and remand for further review of Vasquez’s second point.

In that claim, Vasquez alleged that the release date(s) associated with her predicate convictions were not within the requisite five-year period. The habitual offender statute requires that a defendant’s last prior felony or release from imprisonment be within five years of the date of the current felony offense. See Fla. Stat. § 775.084(l)(a)(2005).…