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Knowles v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 20, 1989
550 So. 2d 1133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 89-337.

June 20, 1989.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County; Richard G. Payne, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and N. Joseph Durant, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Mark S. Dunn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, JORGENSON and GERSTEN, JJ.


CONFESSION OF ERROR


Defendant appeals his sentence, which exceeds the guidelines sentencing range. The trial court departed from the sentencing guidelines for the sole reason that the defendant was an habitual offender. Having reviewed the record and upon the State's confession of error, we reverse the sentence appealed and remand the cause with directions to sentence the defendant within the guidelines range. State v. Brown, 530 So.2d 51 (Fla. 1988).

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

Knowles v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 20, 1989
550 So. 2d 1133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Knowles v. State

Case Details

Full title:EDWIN KNOWLES, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 20, 1989

Citations

550 So. 2d 1133 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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