Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure re: Sentencing Guidelines

The Florida Sentencing Guidelines Commission petitions this Court to adopt amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.701 and 3.988. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.; see also § 921.001, Fla.Stat. (1989).

In its petition, the Commission notes that four new crimes were created by the 1990 Legislature. Only one of these requires a change in the existing guidelines. Chapter 90-70, section 1, Laws of Florida (codified at section 491.0112, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1990)), created the offense of sexual misconduct with a psychotherapy patient. The Commission asks the Court to…