Legal Opinion

Dougherty v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 13, 1985No. BC-316PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a sentence imposed pursuant to the sentencing guidelines, Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

The appellant was sentenced on September 4, 1984 for an offense committed on April 6, 1984. During the interim between the commission of the offense and the date of sentencing, the sentencing guidelines were amended in a manner disadvantageous to the appellant resulting in a presumptive sentence longer than the presumptive sentence prescribed by the guidelines in effect at the time appellant’s offense was committed. Under such…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dewberry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Richardson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. DoughertySupreme Court of Florida · 1986

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