Legal Opinion
Laverne Brown v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 20, 2018No. SC18-323PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLawson, J.
We review the Fifth District Court of Appeal's decision in Brown v. State , 233 So.3d 1262 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017). In Brown , the Fifth District expressly declared valid section 775.082(10), Florida Statutes (2015), which requires that a qualifying offender whose sentencing scoresheet totals 22 points or fewer be sentenced to a nonstate prison sanction unless the trial court makes written findings that a nonstate prison sanction could present a danger to the public. We have jurisdiction. See *149 art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. As explained below, because subsection (10) requires the court, not the…
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