Case Name: Thomas JAMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-03-16
Citations: 895 So. 2d 1283
Docket Number: No. 3D04-2565
Parties: Thomas JAMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before COPE, GREEN and WELLS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 895
Pages: 1283–1283

Head Matter:
Thomas JAMES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D04-2565.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 16, 2005.
Thomas James, in proper person.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Paulette R. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before COPE, GREEN and WELLS, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendant appeals from the denial of his Motion to Correct Illegal Sentence. We affirm on the authority of State v. Del Castillo, 890 So.2d 376 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004)(holding that predicate crimes for which defendant received probation and adjudication could be considered for purposes of habitual offender enhancement); McCall v. State, 862 So.2d 807, 808 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004)(holding that under habitual felony offender statute, "a sentence includes the sanction of probation."); Render v. State, 742 So.2d 503 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999)(holding that probation is a "sentence" for habitualization purposes).
We certify direct conflict with Richardson v. State, 884 So.2d 950 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)(holding that probation does not constitute a sentence).
Affirmed. Conflict certified.