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Musick v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 1, 1991
578 So. 2d 849 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 90-01632.

May 1, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, Horace A. Andrews, J.

Edward Alan Musick, pro se.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


In this appeal from a judgment and sentence for attempted capital sexual battery, Edward Musick argues four issues. We find merit in the issue regarding his sentence which departed upward from the sentencing guidelines.

Musick's attorney filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and raised two possible issues on appeal. Musick thereafter filed his brief, arguing the two issues submitted by his attorney plus two additional issues submitted by Musick.

The trial court's written reason for departing from the sentencing guidelines reflected that Musick abused his familial authority to facilitate the commission of the crime. If the only ground for departure given by the trial court is that the defendant was in a position of familial authority over the victim, a departure sentence cannot be justified. Cumbie v. State, 574 So.2d 1074 (Fla. 1991); Fletcher v. State, 571 So.2d 565 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). We reverse and remand for sentencing within the guidelines. See Brumley v. State, 520 So.2d 275 (Fla. 1988).

Reversed and remanded.

CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and LEHAN and PARKER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Musick v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 1, 1991
578 So. 2d 849 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Musick v. State

Case Details

Full title:EDWARD MUSICK, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: May 1, 1991

Citations

578 So. 2d 849 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)