Watts v. State of Florida

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedJuly 1, 2026
Docket1D2024-2818
StatusPublished

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Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2024-2818 _____________________________

LARRY WATTS,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

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. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

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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