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State v. Pete

Supreme Court of Florida
Sep 4, 1986
493 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 1986)

Opinion

No. 68030.

September 4, 1986.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Direct Conflict of Decisions; Second District — Case No. 84-1725.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Gary O. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Douglas S. Connor, Asst. Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for respondent.


We have for review Pete v. State, 478 So.2d 375 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), in which the district court held that the trial court had improperly applied the sentencing guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing rather than those in force at the time of the offense. The decision conflicts with our decision of State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054 (Fla. 1985), and we have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3), Florida Constitution.

In Jackson, we held that the trial court may sentence a defendant pursuant to guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing.

Accordingly, the decision of the district court is quashed.

It is so ordered.

McDONALD, C.J., and BOYD, OVERTON, EHRLICH and BARKETT, JJ., concur.

SHAW, J., dissents with an opinion.


I dissent for the reasons set forth by Justice Ehrlich in his dissent to State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054 (Fla. 1985).


Summaries of

State v. Pete

Supreme Court of Florida
Sep 4, 1986
493 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 1986)
Case details for

State v. Pete

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, PETITIONER, v. LINDA PETE, ETC., RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Sep 4, 1986

Citations

493 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 1986)