Wemett v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
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
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blackshear v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Von Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
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