Watts v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 1, 2026
Docket1D2024-2818
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2024-2818
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LARRY WATTS,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.
Coleman Lee Robinson, Judge.
July 1, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Sanderson v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D966
(Fla. 1st DCA May 13, 2026) (holding that the Sixth Amendment
right to trial by a jury was not implicated during sentencing for
violation of probation when the trial court, rather than a jury,
found the defendant to be a violent felony offender of special
concern under section 948.06(8), Florida Statutes, and a danger to
the community).
RAY, WINOKUR, and TREADWELL, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Joel Daniel Arnold,
Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Darcy Townsend,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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