Floyd v. State of Florida - Criminal Appeal Affirmed
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The Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed Timothy Floyd's conviction and sentence. The appellate court rejected challenges to the trial court's failure to submit a PRR (prison releasee reoffender) determination to a jury, finding any error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The HFO (Habitual Felony Offender) sentence was also affirmed.
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The Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed Timothy Floyd's conviction and sentence on April 8, 2026. The court rejected claims that the trial court erred by not submitting a prison releasee reoffender (PRR) determination to the jury, finding any error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. The habitual felony offender (HFO) sentence was also upheld.
This is a routine appellate affirmance that does not establish new precedent or create compliance obligations. The decision aligns with prior holdings in Hugger, McGlaun, Flowers, and Jett cases from the same district. Legal professionals monitoring Florida criminal sentencing practice may track this case as part of broader PRR/HFO jurisprudence.
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Floyd v. State of Florida
District Court of Appeal of Florida
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 1D2023-0558
Disposition: Affirmed
Disposition
Affirmed
Combined Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2023-0558
TIMOTHY FLOYD,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
Stephen S. Everett, Judge.
April 8, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Hugger v. State, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D169, D169,
--- So. 3d ---, 2026 WL 215872 (Fla. 1st DCA Jan. 28, 2026) (“[A]ny
error in not submitting the PRR determination to a jury was
harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.”); McGlaun v. State,
420 So. 3d 634, 636 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025) (“Since any error here is
harmless, Appellant’s HFO sentence is affirmed.”);
Flowers v. State, 424 So. 3d 1062, 1063 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025)
(affirming PRR sentence); Jett v. State, 426 So. 3d 596, 597 (Fla.
1st DCA 2025).
LEWIS, ROWE, and NORDBY, 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 Pamela D. Presnell,
Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Kristie Regan, Assistant
Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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