Legal Opinion

Gilbert v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 4, 1998No. 97-1203PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

After we remanded this case for resentenc-ing under the 1994 guidelines in Gilbert v. State, 680 So.2d 1132 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996), the trial judge imposed a departure sentence on grounds of (a) heightened premeditation, State v. Obojes, 604 So.2d 474 (Fla.1992), and (b) vulnerability due to age of the victim, § 921.0016(3)0), Fla. Stat. (1996). We find that the evidence supports neither of these grounds for departure. See Marcott v. State, 650 So.2d 977 (Fla.1995); Green v. State, 662 So.2d 748 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).

Accordingly, the sentence under review is reversed and the cause remanded with…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. ObojesSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Gilbert v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Green v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Marcott v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Gilbert v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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