Legal Opinion

McDonald v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 5, 1985No. BC-458PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINTON, Judge.

McDonald appeals from his sentence imposed under the sentencing guidelines. Based on the record before us, we find that appellant elected to be sentenced under the guidelines. Newsome v. State, 466 So.2d 411 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Jordan v. State, 460 So.2d 477 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). However, we hold that the trial court improperly utilized two scoresheets in arriving at appellant’s sentence. Rule 3.701 d.l., Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, explicitly states that only one scoresheet shall be prepared for each defendant covering all offenses pending before the court for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  2. Vileta v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Saunders v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. Newsome v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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