Legal Opinion

Hobley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 14, 2001No. 2D99-2626Published

1Opinion of the Court

WHATLEY, Judge.

James Eric Hobley appeals his conviction for resisting an officer without violence and his sentence for petit theft. We affirm his conviction for resisting an officer without violence without discussion and reverse his misdemeanor habitual offender sentences.

Hobley argues, and the State correctly concedes, that .his judgment and sentence for petit theft improperly designates him as a habitual felony offender. “Habitual offender treatment is not allowed for misdemeanors.” Miller v. State, 629 So.2d 961 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). The record also shows that Hobley’s judgment and sentence…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Miller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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