Legal Opinion

Robin Eustache v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 12, 2018No. SC16-1712PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLawson, J.

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Eustache v. State , 199 So.3d 484 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016), which certified the following question to be of great public importance:

WHERE A DEFENDANT IS INITIALLY SENTENCED TO PROBATION OR COMMUNITY CONTROL AS A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER, AND THE TRIAL COURT LATER REVOKES SUPERVISION FOR A SUBSTANTIVE VIOLATION AND IMPOSES A SENTENCE ABOVE THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER CAP UNDER SECTIONS 958.14 AND 948.06(2), FLORIDA STATUTES, IS THE COURT REQUIRED TO IMPOSE A MINIMUM MANDATORY SENTENCE THAT WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Holly v. AuldSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. A. R. Douglass, Inc. v. McRainey, as Admrx.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
  3. Borden v. East-European Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
  4. Lee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  5. Blacker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Champagne v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. JUSTIN KENDALL v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. Parks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  4. ANTOINE ROBINSON v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  5. Blair v. JonesDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2019

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