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McMullen v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 20, 1996
682 So. 2d 229 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 96-1995.

November 20, 1996.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Richard J. Fowler, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Julie M. Levitt, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Erin E. Dardis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and GREEN, JJ.


Upon the State's proper confession of error, we reverse the defendant's fifteen-year sentence and remand for resentencing pursuant to the sentencing guidelines and the plea agreement. See Hunt v. State, 613 So.2d 893, 897 (Fla. 1992) ("A `constant factor' insuring basic fairness in the plea bargaining process is the requirement that `when a plea rests in any significant degree on a promise or agreement of the prosecutor, so that it can be said to be part of the inducement or consideration, such promise must be fulfilled.'") (citing Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257, 262, 92 S.Ct. 495, 499, 30 L.Ed.2d 427 (1971)).

Reversed and remanded with directions.


Summaries of

McMullen v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 20, 1996
682 So. 2d 229 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

McMullen v. State

Case Details

Full title:KEVIN McMULLEN, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 20, 1996

Citations

682 So. 2d 229 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)