Britten v. State

• Appellant was convicted of multiple felonies, including sexual battery under section 794.011(3), Florida Statutes (2013), and was designated a dangerous, sexual felony offender under section 794.0115. On appeal, Appellant only challenges the 25-year mandatory minimum term resulting from this designation. Although we agree with Appellant that the trial court erred by making the finding required to support the designation,, we find the error harmless because the record demonstrates beyond a reasonable ’doubt that a rational jury would have made this finding. Accordingly, we affirm Appellant’s…