Hochhauser v. State

785 So.2d 1239 (2001)

Keith HOCHHAUSER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D00-761.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 23, 2001.

Fred Haddad of Haddad & Hester, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Claudine M. LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STEVENSON, J.

Keith Hochhauser attempts to appeal his 14.5 year prison sentence, which falls at the bottom of the sentencing guidelines, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant his motion for a downward…