Legal Opinion
State v. Benjamin
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 24, 1996No. 95-03143, 95-03134 and 95-03145PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
685 So.2d 1335 (1996)
STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
Melvin BENJAMIN, Appellee.
Nos. 95-03143, 95-03134 and 95-03145.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 24, 1996.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ronald Napolitano, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Assistant Public Defender, Clearwater, for Appellee.
WHATLEY, Judge.
The state appeals the downward departure sentence imposed on Melvin Benjamin. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
The sentence was the result of a…
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- Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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