Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 11, 2004No. 5D03-3449Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, W., J.

Thompson appeals from a judgment and sentences in a criminal case in which he was found guilty of burglary of a structure and grand theft.1 He pled guilty to the charges without reaching a plea agreement with the state as to his sentences. After a pre-sentence investigation and hearing on sentencing, he received a five-year sentence on each charge, to run concurrently. We affirm.

On appeal, Thompson argues the trial court violated his due process rights by considering impermissible factors — other criminal charges that had been dismissed or thrown out — in sentencing him for these…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Cook v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Hayden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Lewis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  5. Morgan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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