GUNTHER, Judge.
Appellant contends that the trial court erred in sentencing him as an habitual felony offender where the State did not file its notice of intent to habitualize until after appellant's nolo contendere plea had been accepted. We agree and reverse.
To habitualize a defendant following a guilty or nolo contendere plea, a defendant must have been given prior written notice of intent to habitualize and must have been informed of the possibility and...
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