Mackey v. State

KELLY, Judge.

Thomas Mackey claims that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a habitual violent felony offender because the State failed to give him proper notice. We hold that Mackey had sufficient notice of the State’s intent to seek a habitual violent felony offender sentence and affirm. Mackey raises two additional points on appeal in which we find no merit.

On August 5, 1996, Mackey was charged by information with robbery with a deadly weapon. On September 25, 1996, the State filed its notice that it would seek habitual violent felony offender sentencing. Mackey entered a nolo…