Tibbets v. State

POLEN, Judge.

We review the conviction and sentence of the appellant who was charged with armed robbery, armed burglary of an occupied residence, aggravated battery, and petit theft. The appellant was sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender under section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1989), after being found guilty by the jury on all counts.

The first point raised by appellant was that the trial judge failed to conduct a proper hearing in accordance with Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971). The appellant’s counsel alleged at trial that he had not been informed of the existence as…