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Pierce v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 4, 1985
478 So. 2d 422 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 85-293.

November 6, 1985. Rehearing Denied December 4, 1985.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; Marvin Mounts, Jr., Judge.

Charles W. Musgrove, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The cause is affirmed without prejudice to the appellant to apply to the trial court for a hearing pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.

LETTS and DELL, JJ., concur.

WALDEN, J., concurs in part; dissents in part.


I agree that the matter of ineffective assistance of counsel should be raised via Rule 3.850 proceedings.

I would reverse the action of the trial court which enhanced the defendant's sentence because the court's stated reasons do not justify a departure from the guidelines.

I would remand for imposition of a sentence within the sentencing guidelines.


Summaries of

Pierce v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 4, 1985
478 So. 2d 422 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

Pierce v. State

Case Details

Full title:FREDERICK A. PIERCE, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Dec 4, 1985

Citations

478 So. 2d 422 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)