Adams v. State

HALL, Judge.

The appellant, Bobby Adams, contends that the trial court was under the erroneous impression that it was required to impose life sentences due to Adams’s habitual offender status. He further contends that the trial court erred when it sentenced him as a habitual violent felony offender as to his convictions relating to his violation of probation. We agree with both contentions.

The state concedes that the trial judge may not have understood that life sentences imposed pursuant to section 775.-084(4)(b), Florida Statutes (1989), were discretionary. The state also concedes that the…