Legal Opinion

Wannamaker v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 28, 1992No. 91-1158Published

1Opinion of the Court

WOLF, Judge.

Anthony James Wannamaker has appealed an order of the trial court summarily denying his motion for postconvic*565tion relief pursuant to rule 3.850, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. In the motion filed below, the appellant sought relief from his sentence as a habitual offender on the ground that the offenses used to find him to be a habitual offender were all contained in only one conviction. This court maintains the view that habitualization must be supported by sequential convictions and cannot be based upon two convictions that occurred on the same day. Barnes v. State, 576…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Barnes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. Reynolds v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Goodman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  4. Morris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

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