COOTS v. STATE

No. 82-661.

426 So.2d 1304 (1983)

Thomas M. COOTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow, and Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


RYDER, Judge.

The appellant, Thomas M. Coots, was convicted of two counts of aggravated battery and one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving injuries.

The appellant has raised several arguments on appeal, but we find merit only in his contention that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a habitual offender under section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1981).

The state gave notice to appellant that it would be seeking an enhanced penalty...

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