Case Name: Phillip LEON, a/k/a Carlos Harden, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-06-13
Citations: 787 So. 2d 960
Docket Number: No. 3D01-1084
Parties: Phillip LEON, a/k/a Carlos Harden, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and FLETCHER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 787
Pages: 960–961

Head Matter:
Phillip LEON, a/k/a Carlos Harden, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D01-1084.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 13, 2001.
Rehearing Denied July 18, 2001.
Phillip Leon, in proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and FLETCHER, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Phillip Leon appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief wherein he claims that he does not qualify as a habitual violent felony offender ("HVFO"). Defendant's qualifying offense was aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Under the applicable version of the habitual offender statute, a defendant qualifies as an HVFO if he has previously been convicted of aggravated assault. § 775.084(l)(b)l.g., Fla. Stat. (1997). We conclude that the HVFO statute applies, regardless of th'e identity of the victim of the aggravated assault.
Affirmed.