Legal Opinion

State v. Hillhouse

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 1, 1998No. 96-05034PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

708 So.2d 326 (1998)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Jeffrey HILLHOUSE, Appellee.

No. 96-05034.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 1, 1998.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia E. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

James F. Manderscheid, St. Petersburg, for Appellee.

WHATLEY, Acting Chief Judge.

The State appeals the downward departure sentence imposed on Jeffrey Hillhouse. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The trial court found that Hillhouse qualified as a violent career criminal. However, the court sentenced…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Herrin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Geohagen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  3. State v. CohenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. State v. BenjaminDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. State v. SchulerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  4. State v. GraysonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. JEROMEE SAFFOLD v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2021

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