Torres v. State

We affirm the defendant’s convictions for resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. We must also affirm the defendant’s sentence as a habitual violent felony offender since the defendant failed to preserve this issue for appellate review. See § 924.051(3), Fla. Stat. (1997); Speights v. State, 711 So.2d 167 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998); Pryor v. State, 704 So.2d 217 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); Middleton v. State, 689 So.2d 304 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). However, our affirmance is without prejudice to the defendant to seek posteonviction relief. See State v. Mancino, 714 So.2d 429…