Legal Opinion

Grant v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 31, 1992No. 92-2319PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOSHORN, Chief Judge.

Willie C. Grant raises numerous issues in this appeal of the trial court’s summary denial of Grant’s Rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief. We find that the only issue meriting discussion is Grant’s claim that his sentence for armed robbery is illegal because he was not eligible for habitual violent offender status. Grant alleges the prior conviction used to enhance his sentence did not qualify under the habitual offender statute.

Section 775.084(2), Florida Statutes (1991) provides that “the placing of a person on probation without an adjudication of guilt shall be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harich v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Debose v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Lazarus v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Prince v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Harris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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