Legal Opinion

Adorno v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 16, 2011No. 2D10-3021PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

Ruben Adorno, Jr., seeks review of the sentence imposed after the revocation of his probation. The narrow substantive issue framed by the parties’ briefs is whether the evidence presented at the sentenc*851ing hearing was sufficient to support an upward departure sentence based on the statutory aggravator that “[t]he victim was especially vulnerable due to age or physical or mental disability.” See § 921.0016(8)0'), Fla. Stat. (1995).1 Because the State failed to offer legally sufficient evidence to support this ground for departure, we reverse Adorno’s sentence and remand for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hendrix v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Shull v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  4. Neal v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  5. Morrison v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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