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Trotter v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 4, 1988
529 So. 2d 344 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-1778.

August 4, 1988.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Escambia County, L.A. Collier, J.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Helen P. Nelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Trotter appeals from his guidelines sentence on the grounds that the guidelines scoresheet was erroneously scored. We agree. The burglary, which was scored as an additional offense at conviction, was scored as a second degree felony. Inasmuch as it is clear from the record that the burglary for which the defendant was charged and convicted is a third degree felony, the scoresheet is incorrect. The maximum guidelines sentence was therefore 3 1/2 instead of 4 1/2 years.

The state's argument on appeal to the contrary is patently frivolous.

Sentence reversed and cause remanded for resentencing.

ERVIN, JOANOS and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Trotter v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 4, 1988
529 So. 2d 344 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Trotter v. State

Case Details

Full title:WASHINGTON TROTTER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 4, 1988

Citations

529 So. 2d 344 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)