Case Name: Lonnie LASTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-04-14
Citations: 731 So. 2d 783
Docket Number: No. 98-0517
Parties: Lonnie LASTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GUNTHER, WARNER, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM, C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 731
Pages: 783–784

Head Matter:
Lonnie LASTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-0517.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 14, 1999.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rochelle L. Kirdy, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
PER CURIAM.
We affirmed, without opinion, appellant's sentence as a habitual violent felony offender. Appellant's motion for rehearing, though without merit, reflects his perception that the predicate offense used for enhancement was on appeal and, thus, was not final, citing Peterson v. State, 651 So.2d 781 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995) and like cases. Contrary to his assertion, the prior conviction was not appealed. On appeal at the time of his current sentencing was the order revoking probation on which he had been placed following the prior conviction. Appeal of the order revoking probation did not affect the finality of the conviction, it affected only the finality of the order of revocation. The motion for rehearing is denied.
GUNTHER, WARNER, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM, C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.