Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The habitual violent felony offender designation in section 775.084 as amended in 1988 [§ 775.084(4)(b)(3), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1988)] requires that the defendant have been previously convicted of a felony or an attempt or conspiracy to commit a felony and one or more of such convictions was for one of ten enumerated offenses... . (Emphasis supplied.) Convictions that are entered on the same date are treated as a single offense. Walker v. State, 567 So.2d 546 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). Accordingly, habitual violent felony offender status as to one conviction may not be based on another conviction entered on the same date. The fact that the appellant entered into a plea agreement and did not object at the sentencing hearing does not prevent him from raising this issue on appeal... .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 576 So. 2d 916 - Johnson v. State