MORSS v. STATE

No. 5D00-3103.

795 So.2d 262 (2001)

Tory A. MORSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spencer Rhodes, Orlando, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Angela D. McCravy, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


PLEUS, J.

Appellant was found guilty of the second degree felony of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to 25 years incarceration as an habitual felony offender. While we affirm his conviction, we reverse his habitual offender sentence because requisite proof of his qualifications as an habitual offender was not presented.

At trial, the appellant admitted that he had had four prior felony convictions. At sentencing, the state...

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