King v. State

EHRLICH, Justice.

We review King v. State, 494 So.2d 291 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986), in which the district court upheld departure from the presumptive guideline sentence based on King’s habitual offender status, under section 775.-084, Florida Statutes (1985), and certified the following question as being of great public importance:

IS THE DETERMINATION OF A DEFENDANT AS A HABITUAL FELONY OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 775.084 A SUFFICIENT REASON FOR DEPARTURE FROM THE RECOMMENDED RANGE OF THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES?

Id. at 291. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

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