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Pettis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 30, 1985
462 So. 2d 870 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 84-889.

January 30, 1985.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, Maurice J. Hall, J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Carolyn V. McCann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Pettis violated parole. The trial court went outside the sentencing guidelines and increased the sentence given Pettis solely under the provisions of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.701(d)(14). It was error to employ this Rule because it did not become effective until a full month following sentencing. We reverse the retroactive application of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.701(d)(14) under authority of O'Malley v. State, 462 So.2d 868 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985) and remand for further sentencing.

Reversed and remanded.

HERSEY, DELL and WALDEN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Pettis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 30, 1985
462 So. 2d 870 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

Pettis v. State

Case Details

Full title:CLIFFORD PETTIS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jan 30, 1985

Citations

462 So. 2d 870 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)