has argued that this offense is a first degree felony, and as a habitual offender, Betty could be sentenced up to life in prison. Contrary to what we said in Major, which was dicta and did not directly control the outcome of the case, this court, and other districts, have consistently ruled that attempted robbery with a deadly weapon is a second degree felony. See Whidden v. State, 374 So.2d 543, 545 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979) (discussing the robbery statute and concluding that attempted robbery with a deadly weapon is a second degree felony as provided in the attempt statute, section 777.04); see also Williams v. State, 850 So.2d 656 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) (citing Whidden and recognizing that attempted armed robbery is a second degree felony); Lopez v. State, 781 So.2d 473 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001) (<HOLDING>); Westbrook v. State, 617 So.2d 782 (Fla. 4th
recognizing that deadly weapon finding may be made even when weapon used is unknown holding hand can be deadly weapon holding that use of deadly weapon extends as well to any employment of a deadly weapon even its simple possession if such possession facilitates the associated felony holding that the crime of attempted first degree felony murder does not exist recognizing that attempted robbery with a deadly weapon is a second degree felony