Legal Opinion
Barfield v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 9, 1992No. 76524PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We have for review Barfield v. State, 564 So.2d 616, 617 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990), in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal certified the following question to be of great public importance:
DOES THE TEMPORAL PROXIMITY OF CRIMES ALONE PROVIDE A VALID REASON FOR DEPARTURE FROM THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES WITHOUT A FINDING OF A PERSISTENT PATTERN OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT?
We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, and we answer the question in the negative.
The trial court convicted Barfield of attempted trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
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3Cited by64 opinions
- State v. DarrisawSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
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- Mills v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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