LUIS FERNANDO LOPEZ
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court may sentence a habitual violent felony offender according to the statutory sentencing ranges and minimum eligibility periods established in Florida Statute § 775.084(4)(b).
[1] A trial court may sentence a habitual violent felony offender to imprisonment for life (with 15-year minimum eligibility) for a life felony or first-degree felony, up to…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed July 23, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D2025-0802 Lower Tribunal No. F16-23764, F16-23765, F16-23766 ________________
Luis Fernando Lopez, Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Laura Anne Stuzin, Judge.
Luis Fernando Lopez, in proper person.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Yolande M. Samerson, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before FERNANDEZ, GORDO and LOBREE, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Affirmed. See § 775.084(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (“The court, in conformity with the procedure established in paragraph (3)(a), may sentence the habitual violent felony offender as follows . . . In the case of a life felony or a felony of the first degree, for life, and such offender shall not be eligible for release for 15 years . . . In the case of a felony of the second degree, for a term of years not exceeding 30, and such offender shall not be eligible for release for 10 years . . . In the case of a felony of the third degree, for a term of years not exceeding 10, and such offender shall not be eligible for release for 5 years.”).