Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 25, 1993No. 91-03561PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

We reverse Alonzo Morris’s sentence. We conclude that the trial court imposed an illegal hybrid sentence when it sentenced Morris to seventeen years’ prison, regular time, followed by three years’ probation as a habitual violent felony offender, pursuant to a plea agreement.

In Burrell v. State, 610 So.2d 594 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992), this court held that a hybrid sentence of prison without habitual felony offender status, followed by probation as a habitual felony offender, was in violation of section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1989). *1082Burrell, 610 So.2d at 596. That is exactly what…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Forbert v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Burrell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Davidson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Clemons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Watkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. Barrett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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