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Hair v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Mar 3, 1989
539 So. 2d 23 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 87-1099.

March 3, 1989.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Harry Lee Coe, III, Judge.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Robert M. Mack, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joseph R. Bryant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


The appellant Hair has appealed from a guidelines sentence greater than the permissible one-cell increase following the violation of probation. The trial court's sentencing order contains a detailed statement of Hair's criminal history, and undoubtedly the major impetus for departure was his "pattern of behavior indicating he is clearly a menace to society and a danger to the public." We held this very reason for departure invalid in Miller v. State, 519 So.2d 1118 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988), and we must again reject it.

Reversed and remanded for sentencing within the guidelines.

DANAHY, A.C.J., and HALL, J., concur.


Summaries of

Hair v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Mar 3, 1989
539 So. 2d 23 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Hair v. State

Case Details

Full title:RALPH MONROE HAIR, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Mar 3, 1989

Citations

539 So. 2d 23 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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