Jones v. State

WALDEN, Judge.

Appellant Stingray Jones was convicted of grand theft, a third degree felony under § 812.014(l)(b), Florida Statutes. Appellant’s original sentence was reversed and the case was remanded for resentencing. Jones v. State, 501 So.2d 178 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). Upon resentencing, appellant was sentenced to ten years in prison, with credit for time served. The maximum statutory penalty under § 775.082(3)(d), Florida Statutes, is five years. The recommended guidelines sentence was two and one half to three and one half years. The trial court gave the following written reasons for…