Evans v. State
Opinion
Derrick Evans appeals an upward departure sentence imposed after violation of probation. Although the upward departure sentence was permissible in 1987 when this sentence was imposed, State v. Pentaude, 500 So.2d 526 (Fla.1987), the Florida Supreme Court receded from that decision in Lambert v. State, 545 So.2d 838, 842 (Fla.1989); see also Ree v. State, 565 So.2d 1329, 1331 (Fla.1989). As the present proceeding is a direct, albeit belated, appeal, defendant is entitled to decision in accordance with Lambert and Ree. See Junco v. State, 510 So.2d 909, 913-14 (Fla. 3d DCA), review denied, 518 So.2d 1276 (Fla.1987). Defendant must therefore be resentenced within the guidelines, that is, within the one-cell increase above the recommended range.
Footnotes
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
582 So. 2d 122 (Evans v. State) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.