Logan Brooks Drinkard v. State of Florida

Appellant, Logan Brooks Drinkard, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in the wake of an automobile accident. We affirm his conviction without discussion, but vacate his sentence and remand for resentencing because the record indicates that, in pronouncing sentence, the trial judge assumed appellant was racing at the time of the accident even though he had been acquitted of that charge at trial. In addition, we reverse the imposition of a discretionary fíne and related surcharges and remand for their possible reimposition.

At sentencing, the trial court…