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Puskac v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Apr 16, 2007
960 So. 2d 10 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

Opinion

No. 4D04-1077.

February 28, 2007. Rehearing Denied April 16, 2007.

Appeal from the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court, Broward County, Cheryl J. Aleman, J.

Michael A. Puskac, Arcadia, pro se.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ON REMAND FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT


The supreme court has quashed our decision in Puskac v. State, 872 So.2d 1008 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004), and remanded for reconsideration. State v. Puskac, 946 So.2d 952 (Fla. 2006). The court required that we review the issue under State v. Richardson, 915 So.2d 86 (Fla. 2005).

Puskac sought relief under rule 3.850 challenging his habitual offender sentence. Puskac claimed the trial court could not use a probation sentence as a predicate for the enhanced sentence. The trial court denied relief. In accordance with our prior rulings, and noting conflict, we reversed. Richardson v. State, 884 So.2d 950 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003), supplemented on reh'g, 884 So.2d 950 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).

Upon review of State v. Richardson, 915 So.2d 86 (Fla. 2005), we now affirm the summary denial. Puskac admitted that the sole issue for review was whether a probation sentence can be a sentence for purposes of habitual offender enhancements. The supreme court clarified the conflict between districts by declaring a sentence of probation is a sentence within the meaning of the habitual offender sentencing statutes. Puskac's claim of error must be denied.

Affirmed.

WARNER, FARMER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Puskac v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Apr 16, 2007
960 So. 2d 10 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)
Case details for

Puskac v. State

Case Details

Full title:Michael A. PUSKAC, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Apr 16, 2007

Citations

960 So. 2d 10 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)