Knowles v. State

This cause is before us on appeal from appellant Knowles’ departure sentence for second-degree murder. Knowles was originally found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on *593both counts. Knowles v. State, 632 So.2d 62 (Fla.1993). As relevant to this appeal, the Florida Supreme Court reversed one of Knowles’ first-degree murder convictions,1 and remanded for reduction of that conviction to second-degree murder and for resen-tencing in connection with that conviction. Id. at 67-68.

At his resentencing hearing on April 21, 1994, Knowles requested a guidelines sentence…