Legal Opinion

State v. Crume

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 30, 2001No. 5D00-463Published

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, C.J.

The state appeals a downward departure sentence. The lowest sentence called for by the guidelines was 60.7 months, and the court sentenced the defendant to 50 months.

We affirm based on State v. Amodeo, 750 So.2d 664, 667 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999):

The major difficulty is that the state attorney, at the sentencing hearing, did not clearly raise this ground as an objection to the oral reasons given by the trial judge. Under section 924.051, an appeal may not be taken unless prejudicial error is alleged and is properly preserved or if not properly preserved, would constitute fundamental error. To be…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. AmodeoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. State v. MaeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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