Legal Opinion

Bellinger v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 6, 1994No. 93-840Published

1Per curiam

Moses Bellinger challenges sentences imposed when his probation was revoked because he had committed new offenses. Bel-linger’s argument regarding the constitutionality of the habitual offender statute has been rejected numerous times. Seabrook v. State, 629 So.2d 129 (Fla.1993); London v. State, 623 So.2d 527 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 630 So.2d 1100 (Fla.1993). However, because Bellinger was sentenced as an habitual offender on the new offenses, the trial judge erred by using a scoresheet which included the new offenses when sentencing him for the original offense upon revocation of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Seabrook v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. London v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. State v. TitoSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  4. Rice v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  5. Silvestrini v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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