Legal Opinion

Flint v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 17, 1997No. 96-01774PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Ralph Flint challenges the denial of his petition for habeas corpus, seeking a discharge for violation of his right to a speedy trial. We affirm. Flint also contends his guidelines scoresheet was inaccurate, resulting in a de facto departure sentence. The State concedes that the total points on his scoresheet should have been 107.6 instead of 110.2. As a result, Flint’s sentence exceeded the guidelines maximum. We remand for resentencing under the corrected scoresheet. The trial court may reimpose the original sentence only if it files written reasons for a departure. See…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. VanhornSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Junco v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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