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Carlos Cordero, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.
Affirmed. See State v. Yanes-Blanco, 401 So. 3d 592, 600 (Fla. 5th DCA 2025) (Boatwright, J., concurring) (“In adhering to the interpretation by the Florida courts of the applicable law in this state, we are mindful of the rule that state courts, in construing and interpreting state law, are not bound by the decisions of federal courts.”) (citation omitted); § 775.084(1)(d)(1)(a), (g), Fla. Stat. (2024) (defining “violent career criminal” as someone who “has previously been convicted as an adult three or more times for an offense in this state or other qualified offense” such as “[a]ny forcible felony” under section 776.08 or “[a] felony violation of chapter 790 involving the use or possession of a firearm”); § 776.08, Fla. Stat. (2024) (including burglary as a forcible felony); William v. State, 348 So. 3d 1159, 1159 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (“Because Williams’ motion failed to demonstrate that the alleged sentencing error is apparent from the face of the record, we affirm.”).
PER CURIAM.
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Docket No: No. 3D25-0773
Decided: August 27, 2025
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
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