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Morant v. StateMorant v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida
May 9, 2001
No. 3D01-1056
Versions:785 So. 2d 665
2001 WL 485424
2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 6193
PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See State v. Davis, 203 So.2d 160, 163 (Fla.1967)(holding that in “true recidivist situation,” state must prove that defendant was previously adjudicated guilty of felony by court of competent jurisdiction; record of prior conviction sufficient to establish that adjudication unless judgment “so fundamentally defective that it could not constitutionally support a conviction.”); Simmons v. State, 782 So.2d 1000 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (holding that Apprendi v. New Jersey, 630 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000) does not apply to habitual offender statute); Wright v. State, 780 So.2d 216 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001) (same).

Case Details

Case Name: Morant v. State
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: May 9, 2001
Citations: 785 So. 2d 665; 2001 WL 485424; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 6193; No. 3D01-1056
Docket Number: No. 3D01-1056
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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