Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1991

Mitchell v. State

Mitchell v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 26, 1991 · Eeyin, Shivees, Wolf
581 So. 2d 990; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 6109; 1991 WL 115234 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Mitchell v. State

Opinion of the Court

SHIVEES, Chief Judge.

Mitchell appeals the summary denial of his Florida Eule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. We affirm.

Mitchell’s 3.850 motion alleges that (1) the circuit court did not make the necessary findings to classify Mitchell as a habitual violent felony offender, and (2) the habitual violent felony offender statute is unconstitutional.

The circuit court correctly found that section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1989), is constitutional. Virgil v. State, 577 So.2d 718 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).

Mitchell’s factual allegation that the circuit court did not make the necessary findings is facially insufficient. A 3.850 motion requires allegations which are more than mere conclusions. Flint v. State, 561 So.2d 1343 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). Accordingly, we affirm without prejudice to Mitchell’s right to file a properly drafted motion. Long v. State, 555 So.2d 434 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990).

EEYIN and WOLF, JJ., concur.

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