ALEXANDER v. STATE

No. 4D10-4903.

88 So.3d 417 (2012)

James Dontavius ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Narine N. Austin , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda Melear , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The issue presented in this case is whether a defendant is required to be sentenced to a nonstate prison sanction under section 775.082(10), Florida Statutes (2010), where he also meets the requirements for sentencing as a habitual felony offender. We find that the trial court correctly sentenced appellant as a habitual offender to four years in prison, as the Criminal Punishment Code does not apply in this case.

Section 775.082(10) provides, in...

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