Legal Opinion

State v. Garcia-Costa

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 20, 2012No. 2D11-1840Published

1Opinion of the Court

LaROSE, Judge.

The State appeals the downward departure sentence imposed on Francisco Garcia-Costa on a plea to unarmed robbery, obstructing or opposing an officer without violence, trespass on property other than a structure or conveyance, and battery. See §§ 812.13(1), (2)(c); 843.02; 810.09(l)(a), (2)(a); 784.03(1), Fla. Stat. (2010). We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.140(c)(1)(M). The State argues that the trial court erred in sentencing Garcia-Costa to only the mandatory prison releasee reoffender (PRR) minimum sentence of 15 years, see § 775.082(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2010), instead…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. MischlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. State v. RousseauSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  4. State v. AyersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. State v. SachsSupreme Court of Florida · 1988

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