Legal Opinion

Rivas v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 28, 1989No. 88-3261PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

We affirm appellant’s conviction and sentence for capital sexual battery on a child and his conviction on two counts of indecent assault and one count of simple battery. However, we reverse and remand for resentencing on the two counts of indecent assault. The “primary offense” at conviction designated on the scoresheet was the capital sexual battery on a child. Because that crime is a capital offense, it is not subject to a guideline sentence and cannot be scored as the primary offense and a life felony on a guidelines scoresheet. Anderson v. State, 550 So.2d 488 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989);…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Disinger v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Anderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Banaszak v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. Bullard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Bond v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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