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Render v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 13, 1999
742 So. 2d 503 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Summary

holding that probation is a "sentence" for habitualization purposes

Summary of this case from James v. State

Opinion

No. 98-2920.

Opinion filed October 13, 1999.

An appeal under Fla.R.App.P. 9.140(i) from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Leonard E. Glick, Judge, L.T. No. 97-1458.

Dedrick Render, in proper person.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Sylvie Perez-Posner, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.


Appellant contends that his prior grand theft conviction could not be used for habitualizing him because he had been placed on probation and had completed the probationary period at the time he committed the current offense. Appellant is mistaken. The habitual offender statute provides, "For the purposes of this section, the placing of a person on probationwithout an adjudication of guilt shall be treated as a prior conviction if the subsequent offense for which he is to be sentenced was committed during such probationary period." § 775.084(2), Fla. Stat. (1995) (emphasis added). In appellant's case, there was no withholding of adjudication. Appellant was adjudicated guilty. The grand theft conviction was properly treated as a predicate offense by the trial court. The prior conviction for possession of cocaine was also properly counted as a predicate offense. See id. § 775.084(1)(a)3; Rollins v. State, 707 So.2d 823, 824-25 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). The order denying postconviction relief is affirmed.


Summaries of

Render v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 13, 1999
742 So. 2d 503 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

holding that probation is a "sentence" for habitualization purposes

Summary of this case from James v. State

In Render v. State, 742 So.2d 503 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999), the defendant raised the same argument that "his prior grand theft conviction could not be used for habitualizing him because he had been placed on probation" (and his probation had expired).

Summary of this case from Garcia v. State
Case details for

Render v. State

Case Details

Full title:DEDRICK RENDER, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Oct 13, 1999

Citations

742 So. 2d 503 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

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