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not applicable. See § 22-1804a(c)(2) (West 2001) (amended 2001).
Florida: not more than 10 years. Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 775.084(1)(a), (4)(a)(3) (West 2000) (amended 2002); § 812.014(c)(1) (West 2000).
Georgia: 10 years. Ga. Code Ann. § 16-8-12(a)(1) (1996); § 17-10-7(a) (Supp. 1996).
Hawaii: 20 months. Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 708-831(1)(b), 706- 606.5(1)(a)(iv), (7)(a) (Supp. 2001).
Idaho: 1 to 14 years. Idaho Code §§ 18-2403, 18- 2407(b)(1), 18-2408(2)(a) (1948-1997). Recidivist/habitual offender penalty of five years to life in prison, § 19-2514, likely not applicable. Idaho has a general rule that " 'convictions entered the same day or charged in the same information should count as a single conviction for purposes of establishing habitual offender status.' " State v. Harrington, 133 Idaho 563, 565, 990 P. 2d 144, 146 (App. 1999) (quoting State v. Brandt, 110 Idaho 341, 344, 715 P. 2d 1011, 1014 (App. 1986)). However, "the nature of the convictions in any given situation must be examined to make certain that [this] general rule is appropriate." Ibid. In this case, Ewing's prior felony convictions stemmed from acts committed at the same apartment complex, and three of the four felonies were committed within a day of each other; the fourth offense was committed five weeks earlier. See App. 6; Tr. 45-46 (Information, Case No. NA018343-01 (Cal. Super. Ct.) (available in Clerk of Court's case file)). A review of Idaho case law suggests that this case is factually distinguishable from cases in which the Idaho courts have declined to adhere to the general rule. See, e. g., Brandt, supra, at 343, 344, 715 P. 2d, at 1013, 1014 (three separately charged property offenses involving three separate homes and different victims committed "during a two-month period"); State v. Mace, 133 Idaho 903, 907, 994 P. 2d 1066, 1070 (App. 2000) (unrelated crimes (grand theft and DUI) committed on different dates in different counties); State v. Smith, 116 Idaho 553, 560, 777
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