Legal Opinion

Watson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 22, 1998No. 97-1213PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAHN, Judge.

Appellant Watson pled guilty to two counts of burglary. A sentencing guideline score-sheet prepared for Watson scored him at 30.4 points, thus establishing a guidelines sanction of other than a state prison sentence. § 921.0014(2), Fla. Stat. (1995). Nevertheless, the trial court noted two reasons for departure and sentenced appellant to twenty-four months in State prison. Although appellant now challenges the sentence, he neither objected to the departure, nor filed a motion under Rule 3.800(b), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The twenty-four month sentence is clearly not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Middleton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. O'Donovan v. CitibankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Nobles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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