Case Name: John BROZIK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-04-03
Citations: 595 So. 2d 1111
Docket Number: No. 90-02014
Parties: John BROZIK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and LEHAN and HALL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 595
Pages: 1111–1112

Head Matter:
John BROZIK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-02014.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 3, 1992.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Jennifer Y. Fogle, Asst. Public De: fender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Marc E. Brandes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Following his plea of guilty to several felony charges, including a violation of probation, appellant John Brozik received a split sentence of seven years in prison followed by five years probation. The trial court also declared Brozik to be a habitual felony offender pursuant to section 775.-084, Florida Statutes (1989).
We find no error with regard to the length of sentence, which is consistent with the guideline recommendation as adjusted for the probation violation. See Fla. R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)(12) and (d)(14). However, the declaration that Brozik is a habitual offender was undertaken without proper notice or proof of prior convictions as required by statute. Section 775.084(3), Fla.Stat. (1989). Accordingly, we reverse for resentencing, at which time the court must make specific findings if it intends to invoke the habitual offender statute. Otherwise, the trial court should correct the written judgment and sentence to delete any reference to that statute.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.
CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and LEHAN and HALL, JJ., concur.