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Wilkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 10, 1985
479 So. 2d 297 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 84-712.

December 10, 1985.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County; Paul E. Esquinaldo, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Marti Rothenberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Henry R. Barksdale and Nancy Wear, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and JORGENSON, JJ.


Wesley Wilkins seeks review of a five-year prison sentence imposed by the trial court in excess of the guidelines' recommended sentence. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)(11). The defendant contends that the trial court erred in relying upon prior charges for which the defendant had never been convicted and upon certain allegations made in the presentence investigation which were uncorroborated hearsay. We find merit in both of the defendant's contentions and, consequently, reverse. Thrasher v. State, 477 So.2d 1083 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985); Cannada v. State, 472 So.2d 1296 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985); Scott v. State, 469 So.2d 865 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985); Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.701(d)(11).

The defendant also contends that the trial court erred in ordering an assessment of attorney's fees and costs without giving him proper notice. We agree that the defendant was improperly noticed, see Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla. 1984), and, therefore, reverse that order as well. Our reversal is without prejudice to the state to seek imposition of fees and costs upon proper notice. Jenkins, 444 So.2d at 950; see also Evans v. State, 452 So.2d 987, 989 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

Wilkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 10, 1985
479 So. 2d 297 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

Wilkins v. State

Case Details

Full title:WESLEY WILKINS, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 10, 1985

Citations

479 So. 2d 297 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

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