Manning v. State

SHIVERS, Judge.

Appellant/defendant appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence for felony petit theft. Sub judice, the trial court found a sufficient number of prior convictions of petit theft committed by appellant to qualify for enhanced sentencing pursuant to section 812.014(l)(c), Florida Statutes. The trial court’s finding on this point was based on certified copies of informa-tions and convictions for petit theft, petit larceny, and shoplifting, by appellant, also known as James Stokes, in 1982, 1977, and 1973, respectively, together with expert witness fingerprint testimony linking…