Legal Opinion

Burgess v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 6, 1998No. 97-572PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PETERSON, Judge.

Lee West Burgess appeals the denial of his motion to correct a sentencing error submitted pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b). He contends that the trial court erred by using two scoresheets, rather than one, to resentenee him based on violations of his community control for two pre-1994 offenses. We vacate the sentences and remand for resentencing.

Burgess was sentenced in 1992 for possession and cultivation of marijuana. In 1993, he violated probation by being found guilty of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and was again placed on probation for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure re Sentencing GuidelinesSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Heath v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Norris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Crystal v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Conant v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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