Legal Opinion

Wemett v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 13, 1989No. 88-2889PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOANOS, Judge.

For the second time, appellant appeals from alleged sentencing errors. The issues presented in this appeal are: (1) the propriety of the departure reasons relied upon by the trial court for imposition of a sentence in excess of the recommended guidelines range, and (2) the propriety of the imposition of life sentences after a successful challenge to the former sentencing disposition. We affirm in part, and reverse in part.

The issue in the first appeal concerned the trial court’s retention of jurisdiction for one-half of the original total sentence of 260 years, pursuant to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Blackshear v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  4. Von Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  5. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wemett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Kellar v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Laster v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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