TRACY T. BROWN, APPELLANT,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
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Tracy Brown appeals a trial court's denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence, arguing that grand theft vehicle is not an enumerated offense for habitual violent felony offender sentencing and that he did not qualify for such classification. The appellate court affirmed the denial, finding that Brown's prior convictions clearly established his qualification as a habitual violent felony offender and that the five-year minimum mandatory sentence was legal.
The sentence was legal. The defendant clearly qualified to be sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender based on his prior violent felony convictions, and the five-year minimum mandatory sentence was therefore properly imposed.
[1] A defendant may be sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender if their prior convictions meet the statutory requirements, even if the current offense is not explicit…
[2] A stipulation by trial counsel at sentencing that a defendant qualifies for habitual violent felony offender status can be a basis for upholding such a sentence.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Brown claims that the five-year habitual violent felony offender minimum mandatory sentence imposed after being found guilty of grand theft vehicle was illegal because: (1) grand theft vehicle is not an enumerated offense for which a habitual violent felony offender sentence may be imposed; and (2) he did not qualify to be classified as a habitual violent felony offender.”
States the two grounds for Brown's appeal challenging the legality of his sentence.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceBrown was convicted of grand theft vehicle and sentenced to five years as a habitual violent felony offender. At sentencing, Brown's trial counsel sti…
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ROTHENBERG, J.
Tracy Brown (“Brown”) appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Brown claims that the five-year habitual violent felony offender minimum mandatory sentence imposed after being found guilty of grand theft vehicle was illegal because: (1) grand theft vehicle is not an enumerated offense for which a habitual violent felony offender sentence may be imposed; and (2) he did not qualify to be classified as a habitual violent felony offender. The trial court denied Brown’s motion, finding that the record conclusively refuted Brown’s claims. We concur, and therefore affirm.
The record reflects that: (1) Brown’s trial counsel stipulated at sentencing that Brown qualified to be sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender; (2) Brown, himself, agreed that he qualified to be sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender; and (3) the prior convictions relied upon by the State and trial court clearly establish the legality of the classification and sentence. The certified copies introduced by the State at the sentencing hearing reflect that Brown was previously convicted in case number 00-22784 on January 19, 2001, of strong armed robbery; case number 95-33736 on September 18, 1996, for several felonies including two counts of battery on a law enforce ment officer and one count of resisting an officer with violence; and case number 85-30590 on November 18, 1986, for second-degree grand theft, and that none of these convictions had been set aside or pardoned.
Because Brown clearly qualified to be sentenced as a habitual violent felony offender, we affirm.
Affirmed.