Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 30, 1994No. 93-2876Published

1Per curiam

Appellant argues, and the state concedes, that appellant’s nine year sentence, which is the maximum under the permitted range, is error because sentencing within the permitted range without written reason rather than the recommended range was not a part of the statute at the time he committed his offense. See DeAngelis v. State, 605 So.2d 175 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); Smith v. State, 582 So.2d 117 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991); see generally Miller v. Florida, 482 U.S. 423, 107 S.Ct. 2446, 96 L.Ed.2d 351 (1987). Accordingly, this case is remanded for the trial court to resentence appellant within the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Miller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. DeAngelis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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