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Cook v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jan 9, 1992
591 So. 2d 928 (Fla. 1992)

Opinion

No. 78492.

January 9, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Martin County.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Barbara A. White, Asst. Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan Fowler, Bureau Chief, Asst. Atty. Gen. and Jacqueline Barakat, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


We have for review Cook v. State, 582 So.2d 159, 159 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991), in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal certified the following question of great public importance:

DO FLORIDA'S UNIFORM SENTENCING GUIDELINES REQUIRE THAT LEGAL CONSTRAINT POINTS BE ASSESSED FOR EACH OFFENSE COMMITTED WHILE UNDER LEGAL CONSTRAINT?

We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4) of the Florida Constitution. In Flowers v. State, 567 So.2d 1055 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990), we answered this same question in the negative. Accordingly, we quash the decision below and remand for reconsideration consistent with our opinion in Flowers.

It is so ordered.

SHAW, C.J., and OVERTON, McDONALD, BARKETT, GRIMES, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cook v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jan 9, 1992
591 So. 2d 928 (Fla. 1992)
Case details for

Cook v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT L. COOK, PETITIONER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jan 9, 1992

Citations

591 So. 2d 928 (Fla. 1992)