Somerville v. State

KAHN, Judge.

Somerville appeals from his conviction and sentence for dealing in stolen property, to wit: a class ring, in violation of section 812.-019(1), Florida Statutes. The trial judge sentenced him to 30 years as a habitual violent felony offender. Somerville raises numerous issues on appeal, only two of which merit discussion: (1) whether the trial court erred in admitting testimony that a witness believed the property was stolen, and (2) whether the trial court erred in imposing a harsher penalty after Somerville successfully appealed his first conviction.

At Somerville’s first trial on…