Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 5, 1990No. 90-00543PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Daniel Jones appeals his conviction for first-degree premeditated murder. We affirm the conviction without discussion. The defendant also appeals his sentences for burglary and grand theft, which were entered on a violation of probation. The violation of probation was based on the murder. Even though the trial court en*57tered a total sentence that is more than one cell above the permitted range on the defendant’s scoresheet, we affirm the sentence because an unscored capital conviction is a valid reason to depart upward on a sentence for a violation of probation. We recognize…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ree v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Franklin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  3. Hansbrough v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  4. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  5. Lamb v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cordes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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