STATE v. STEVENS

No. 92-539.

610 So.2d 90 (1992)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Nathaniel STEVENS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan L. Greenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Richard C. Hutchison, Special Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The question presented is whether the trial court must consider a presentence investigation prior to deciding that imposition of a habitual offender sentence "is not necessary for the protection of the public... ." § 775.084(4)(c), Fla. Stat. (1991).

Under the statute, "[t]he court shall obtain and consider a presentence investigation prior to the imposition of a sentence as a habitual felony offender or a habitual violent felony offender...

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