Roberts v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

Dwight Roberts challenges the postcon-viction court’s denial of his claim for relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm but write only to address his argument that his habitual violent felony offender (HVFO) sentence is illegal because his principal offenses were committed at a time when the statute in effect did not include aggravated battery as a valid predicate offense for HVFO sentencing. Although we cannot grant Roberts the relief he seeks because we are bound by the specific language of the Florida Supreme Court’s opinion in State v.…