Legal Opinion

Benning v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 28, 2000No. 2D97-4978PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

Michael Benning filed a notice of appeal of his judgment and sentence for aggravated battery, and the parties filed briefs pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Although the parties agree that no meritorious grounds exist on appeal, this court’s independent review of the record reveals that Benning was sentenced pursuant to guidelines which have since been declared unconstitutional. Because Ben-ning’s sentence is potentially fundamental error, we remand for reconsideration of sentence.1

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Heggs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Elroy Kennedy v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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