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Strickland v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Feb 6, 1987
502 So. 2d 18 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

Opinion

No. 85-1716.

December 24, 1986. Rehearing Denied February 6, 1987.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County; William F. Edwards, Judge.

John R. Vitola and James Martin Brown of Brownlee and Brown, Brooksville, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


This is an appeal from a judgment and sentence in a murder case. The judgment is affirmed; the sentence is vacated. The trial judge departed from the sentencing guidelines for reasons which are all inherent in the crime for which appellant was convicted, second degree murder. Holden v. State, 487 So.2d 1199 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986); Hannah v. State, 480 So.2d 718 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986); Baker v. State, 466 So.2d 1144 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), aff'd. 483 So.2d 423 (Fla. 1986); Fletcher v. State, 457 So.2d 570 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984); Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.701(d)(11). The sentence is vacated and this cause remanded for sentencing under the guidelines.

SENTENCE VACATED; REMANDED.

COBB and SHARP, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Strickland v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Feb 6, 1987
502 So. 2d 18 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)
Case details for

Strickland v. State

Case Details

Full title:GERALD NORRIS STRICKLAND, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Feb 6, 1987

Citations

502 So. 2d 18 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)