Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 24, 1993No. 91-03521PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK, Judge.

Robert Williams has appealed from a departure sentence imposed following revocation of probation. Because we perceive a multitude of problems in this case, we reverse and remand for resentencing within the guidelines.

First, the trial court apparently sentenced Williams without reference to an accurate scoresheet. The transcript of the sentencing hearing reflects nothing but confusion as to the appropriate guidelines range, and it is apparent that the prosecutor had not prepared a scoresheet accurately documenting Williams’ prior convictions.

The trial court’s error in sentencing…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lambert v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  3. Bowen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Castro v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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