Crosby v. State

LETTS, Judge.

Once again, the validity of classification as a habitual felony offender under section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1991), is called into question because the trial court failed to make the requisite findings mandated by the statute. We reverse.

In the case at bar, certified copies of the prior felony convictions were introduced at the sentencing hearing without objection. Nonetheless, this does not result in a waiver of the statutory requirements. Simultaneously with the release of this case, our court has issued Wilson v. State, 605 So.2d 141 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992), which rejects the…