Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 30, 1987No. 4-86-1784PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence for the offense of burglary of a conveyance, a third degree felony carrying a maximum statutory penalty of five years. The recommended guidelines sentence range was seven to nine years in prison. The trial court invoked the habitual offender statute and sentenced appellant to eight years in prison.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in computing his sentence by relying upon hearsay to determine the number of past convictions. We have carefully considered these contentions and find them to be without merit. There was no…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Whitehead v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Eutsey v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  3. Vandeneynden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. King v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McInerney v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Capers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Core v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  4. Pabon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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