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Yanke v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 12, 1989
540 So. 2d 848 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 87-3399.

February 17, 1989. Rehearing Dismissed April 12, 1989.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Polk County, Joe R. Young, Jr., J.

Robert L. Doyel, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Candance M. Sunderland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Finding no reversible error in defendant's conviction for lewd assault on a child and attempting to engage a child in sexual activity, we affirm in that regard. However, because of a sentencing guidelines scoresheet miscalculation, we reverse and remand for resentencing.

Points were erroneously calculated for victim injury in connection with the offenses of attempting to engage a child in sexual activity, which resulted in defendant's score being in a higher cell than was appropriate. See Beasley v. State, 503 So.2d 1347 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987) (when a defendant is convicted of an attempt and victim injury is not necessarily an element of the offense, points may not be scored for victim injury, although in an appropriate case victim injury may provide a valid reason for departure).

The judgment is affirmed, the sentence is reversed, and the cause is remanded for resentencing.

SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and THREADGILL, J., concur.


Summaries of

Yanke v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Apr 12, 1989
540 So. 2d 848 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Yanke v. State

Case Details

Full title:LEONARD YANKE, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Apr 12, 1989

Citations

540 So. 2d 848 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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