Johnson v. State

Kareem Johnson, Appellant, challenges his convictions and sentences in two cases that we sua sponte consolidate for the purpose of this opinion. We affirm Appellant’s convictions without comment. However, we reverse Appellant’s habitual offender sentences imposed in both cases and remand for resentencing.

The habitual felony offender statute provides that a “(w]ritten notice (of intent to habitualize] shall be served on the defendant and the defendant’s attorney a sufficient time prior to the entry of a plea or prior to the imposition of sentence in order to allow the preparation of a…