¶1AFFIRMED. See McKnight v. State, 616 So.2d 31 (Fla.1993) (adopting the Second District Court of Appeal’s rationale in King v. State, 597 So.2d 309, 314 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992), that the trial court has discretion “to exercise leniency and to sentence a defendant found to be an habitual felony offender or an habitual violent felony offender to a sentence less severe than the maximum sentence that is permitted by subsections 775.084(4)(a) or (b)”).
775 So. 2d 390
Cobb v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 12, 2000
District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2000-12-12
Relies on 597 So. 2d 309 - King v. State · 616 So. 2d 31 - The Florida Bar v. Neckman
Decided 2000-12-12