Legal Opinion

Duckett v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 13, 1999No. 97-00812Published

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Acting Chief Judge.

Thomas Duckett appeals his resentenc-ing for five manslaughter convictions and also challenges the circuit court’s denial of his motion for recusal. Because we conclude that the sentences did not depart from the sentencing guidelines, we do not address the validity of the reasons given in the departure order entered by the circuit court. We affirm without discussion the denial of the motion for recusal.

Duckett’s convictions for the five manslaughter and numerous other offenses stemmed from a 1992 collision between his vehicle and a disabled church bus and a tow…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Duckett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Harris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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