Hodgson v. State

Full title: Antonio Hodgson, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Jul 26, 2023

No. 3D23-526 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jul. 26, 2023)

Opinion

3D23-526

07-26-2023

Antonio Hodgson, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

Antonio Hodgson, in proper person. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County Lower Tribunal No. F14-3553A Mavel Ruiz, Judge.

Antonio Hodgson, in proper person.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before EMAS, LINDSEY and GORDO, JJ.

PER CURIAM

Affirmed. See § 775.21(4)(a)1.a., Fla. Stat. (2014) (providing that a defendant "shall be designated as a 'sexual predator'" upon conviction of a "capital, life, or first degree felony violation, or any attempt thereof, of s. 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the victim is a minor, or s. 794.011, s. 800.04, or s. 847.0145 . . . .") See also State v. McKenzie, 331 So.3d 666, 673 (Fla. 2021) ("The imposition of sexual predator status under section 775.21 is related to the underlying criminal offense-but is not itself a sentence or punishment"); § 775.21(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (2014) ("The designation of a person as a sexual predator is neither a sentence nor a punishment but simply a status resulting from the conviction of certain crimes").