Washington v. State

WIGGINTON, Judge.

Appellant appeals his convictions of three counts of sale of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, and his sentences as an habitual offender of 30 concurrent years on each count. We affirm the convictions but reverse the sentences and remand for resentencing.

In sentencing appellant as an habitual offender, the trial judge failed to make a specific finding that he meets each of the criteria of section 775.084(l)(a) (1989). As this court recently declared in Jones v. State, 606 So.2d 709 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992): “The…