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Racino v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 11, 1985
479 So. 2d 816 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 84-1865.

December 11, 1985.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Broward County, Stanton S. Kaplan, J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Noel A. Pelella, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We affirm appellant's conviction for burglary and sexual battery, but reverse the sentences and remand for resentencing. The trial court stated three specific grounds for departure from the sentencing guidelines and several additional grounds appear in the body of the Order for Aggravation of Sentence. One of the stated grounds is invalid: "that the defendant perjured himself during his testimony." The state has not shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the absence of this invalid reason would not have affected the departure sentence. Albritton v. State, 476 So.2d 158 (Fla. 1985). We remand for reconsideration of the sentence without taking into account the purported perjury.

HERSEY, C.J., and HURLEY and DELL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Racino v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 11, 1985
479 So. 2d 816 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

Racino v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT RACINO, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Dec 11, 1985

Citations

479 So. 2d 816 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

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