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McLendon v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 2, 1992
603 So. 2d 1274 (Fla. 1992)

Opinion

No. 78320.

July 2, 1992.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Certified Great Public Importance, Second District — Case No. 89-00156 (Hillsborough County).

Howard J. Shifke of Howard J. Shifke, P.A., Tampa, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Stephen A. Baker and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.


We have for review McLendon v. State, 581 So.2d 254, 255 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991), in which the district court of appeal certified the following question as one of great public importance:

IN SENTENCING FOR A FELONY WHERE THERE IS A CONTEMPORANEOUS CONVICTION OF AN UNSCORED CAPITAL FELONY, IS IT PROPER TO DEPART BASED ON THE DEFENDANT'S CAPITAL CONVICTION WHEN THE APPLICABLE GUIDELINES PROVIDE THAT VICTIM INJURY IS SCOREABLE?

We have jurisdiction based on article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution. We answered this same question in the affirmative in Bunney v. State, 603 So.2d 1270 (Fla. 1992). Accordingly, we approve the decision below.

It is so ordered.

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

SHAW, J., dissents.


Summaries of

McLendon v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 2, 1992
603 So. 2d 1274 (Fla. 1992)
Case details for

McLendon v. State

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY ODELL McLENDON, PETITIONER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jul 2, 1992

Citations

603 So. 2d 1274 (Fla. 1992)