Legal Opinion

Carter v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 28, 1991No. 90-1685PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, W., Judge.

Carter was sentenced to three years incarceration followed by two years on community control. The applicable sentencing guidelines permitted range (including the one cell increase for violation of community control) was “community control or one to four and one-half years incarceration.” (emphasis supplied) Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.988(d). No “departure reasons” were given;

We vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing because the applicable maximum sentencing range does not permit a sentence which combines incarceration and community control, without departure reasons. State v.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. VanKootenSupreme Court of Florida · 1988

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thicklin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  2. Allen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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