STONE v. STATE

No. 97-237.

705 So.2d 976 (1998)

Charles Edward STONE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

January 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Margaret S. Brodsky, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Maya Saxena, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

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


GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellant, Charles Edward Stone ("defendant"), appeals his convictions for robbery and burglary with assault. We affirm because the trial court was not required to conduct an in-court inquiry to determine whether the defendant was aware of the consequences of proceeding to trial as a habitual offender.

There is no authority recognizing the right to an in-court inquiry when a defendant decides to proceed to trial as a habitual offender. Here...

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