Whitfield v. Department of Corrections

Jahman Whitfield appeals an order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Because the trial court reached the right result, albeit for the wrong reason, we affirm.

Following a jury trial in Orange County, Whitfield was convicted, as charged, of two counts of sexual battery while using a deadly weapon or using actual physical force likely to cause serious personal injury. 1 This court affirmed Whitfield’s convictions and sentences without opinion. Whitfield v. State, No. 5D14-238, 2015 WL 4392841 (Fla. 5th DCA July 14, 2015).

In the instant habeas corpus petition, Whitfield argues that…