Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 10, 1991No. 90-2376Published

1Opinion of the Court

GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellant, Tysinger Thompson, appeals his sentence for robbery, grand theft, burglary and resisting an officer without violence. We affirm.

Appellant pled no contest to the charges. The trial court sentenced appellant under the habitual felony offender statute, section 775.084; Fla.Stat. (1989).

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in sentencing him as a habitual offender without making specific findings of fact showing the necessity of an enhanced sentence for the protection of the public. Appellant also contends that the sentencing guideline scoresheet was incorrect…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Arnold v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. Dailey v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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