BRISTOL v. STATE

No. 96-04559.

710 So.2d 761 (1998)

Ronnie BRISTOL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tracy L. Martinell, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PARKER, Chief Judge.

Ronnie Bristol appeals his habitual felony offender sentence, arguing that the trial court was mistaken when it stated that it had no discretion regarding the length of Bristol's sentence. We reverse because the record supports that the trial court did not feel that it had any discretion in determining the sentence once it determined that Bristol should be designated as a habitual felony offender.

The record reflects that the trial court...

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