Legal Opinion

Stokes v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 9, 1987No. BP-50PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

512 So.2d 290 (1987)

Willie Lee STOKES, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. BP-50.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 9, 1987.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, David P. Gauldin, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Gary L. Printy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

SMITH, Chief Judge.

The trial court erred in sentencing appellant beyond the guidelines range without entering written reasons for the departure. A defendant is entitled to the benefits of a uniform scoresheet and contemporaneous concurrent…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gallagher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  3. Gissinger v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Arnett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Rice v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  3. Finklea v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Stokes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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