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Travis Ball v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 13, 2017No. Case 5D16-625PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtOrfinger, J.

After pleading guilty to one count of vehicular homicide, Travis Ball appeals his sentence. Ball argues that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a prison releas-ee reoffender (PRR). We affirm.

At sentencing, Ball conceded that he qualified as a habitual felony offender (HFO), but objected to the PRR classification. The trial court sentenced Ball to twenty-two years in the Department of Corrections as an HFO and PRR, the first fifteen of which is the mandatory sentence resulting from being classified as a PRR pursuant to the catchall provision found in section 775.082(9)(a)l.o., Florida…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. HearnsSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. In the Interest of W.E.B. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  4. In Re Jury Inst. in Crim. Cases-No. 2006-1Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
  5. D.E. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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