Legal Opinion

Mosley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 10, 1989No. 88-850PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant challenges a sentence imposed for the offense of trafficking in cocaine. In imposing this sentence pursuant to the Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701 sentencing guidelines, the court assessed points in the guidelines computation for “legal constraint” at the time of the offense. The record establishes that appellant had been released on a cash appearance bond prior to this offense. It was indicated that the bond was subsequently forfeited, but the record does not show when or for what reason it was forfeited. Pretrial bail-bond release does not constitute “legal constraint” under…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. JaggersSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Mize v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  3. Jaggers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Annunziata v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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