Gordon v. State

Defendant, Ricky Gordon [“Gordon”], appeals the summary denial of this Rule 3.800(a) motion. Gordon was convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon, armed burglary and aggravated stalking in 1997 and was sentenced as an habitual felony offender to twenty years on the first two charges and ten years on the last offense. He claims that his sentence is illegal under Heggs v. State, 759 So.2d 620 (Fla.2000) and State v. Thompson, 750 So.2d 643 (Fla.1999), because robbery with a deadly weapon and armed burglary are life felonies and he cannot be sentenced as a habitual felony offender for life…