BRIGHT v. STATE

No. 89-1724.

559 So.2d 113 (1990)

Gary BRIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Ellen Morris, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Lynn Waxman, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


LETTS, Judge.

The defendant appeals his sentence meted out pursuant to the habitual offender's statute, claiming that the trial court did not make specific findings of fact demonstrating the necessity for enhancing his sentence. We agree and reverse.

We see no reason to elaborate on the facts of this case because the state concedes that the trial court failed to make the requisite findings of fact required by section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1977). See...

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