State of Florida v. Tony Garcia

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-1870 ____________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. TONY GARCIA, Respondent. August 25, 2022 COURIEL, J. We have for review the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Garcia v. State, 279 So. 3d 148, 149 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019), which affirmed the Respondent’s conviction for arson but found that his due process rights were violated because his sentence may have been based, at least in part, on a factor the trial court was not permitted to consider: Garcia’s misconduct while out on bond.1 Finding that the trial court committed no…