Legal Opinion

State v. Carra

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 20, 1997No. 96-03967PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

The State of Florida appeals the downward departure sentence that the trial court imposed on Robert R. Carra upon revocation of probation. We affirm the reason set forth for the downward departure; however, we reverse the aggravated battery sentence because it was an illegal sentence. Additionally, because the trial court failed to impose a sentence for the resisting an officer with violence charge, we direct the trial court to impose judgment and sentence for this charge.

In January 1991, the trial court sentenced Carra as a habitual offender for two crimes. For aggravated…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Poore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Herrin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. State v. BenjaminDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lawton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Lawton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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