Merritt v. State

Jeffrey Merritt appeals his sentence for burglary. He argues that the trial court erred when it did not require the State to corroborate the accuracy of the prior convictions that were used in computing his guidelines scoresheet. In addition, Mr. Merritt argues that the 1995 sentencing guidelines are unconstitutional.

At sentencing, Mr. Merritt objected to the inclusion of points on the scoresheet for certain prior convictions. We agree that the State was required to produce competent evidence of the prior convictions in light of Mr. Merritt’s objection. See Wills v. State, 561 So.2d 1355,…