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RODRIGUEZ v. STATE

No. 88-2062.

542 So.2d 1064 (1989)

Manuel RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and N. Joseph Durant, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Jacqueline M. Valdespino, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before FERGUSON, JORGENSON and COPE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

In identifying a defendant as an habitual offender for the purpose of an enhanced sentence, the court must make specific findings of fact, in writing, as to why it is necessary for the protection of the public to impose an extended term of imprisonment. § 775.084, Fla. Stat. (1987); Scott v. State, 423 So.2d 986 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

The sentence is reversed and the cause is remanded for further consistent...

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