State v. Tisdale

Supreme Court of Florida

State v. Tisdale

492 So. 2d 1071, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 441, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 2532

CourtSupreme Court of Florida

DecidedAugust 21, 1986

DocketNo. 67,787

StatusPublished

This text of 492 So. 2d 1071 (State v. Tisdale) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Florida primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

State v. Tisdale, 492 So. 2d 1071, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 441, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 2532 (Fla. 1986).

Pincite

Opinions

ADKINS, Justice.

In Tisdale v. State, 475 So.2d 1331 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985), the court vacated Tisdale’s sentence, finding error in the trial court’s application of the guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing rather than at the time of the crime’s commission. We have jurisdiction based on conflict. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

In State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054 (Fla.1985), we found that the guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing may properly be applied to determine a defendant’s sentence. See State v. Taft, 487 So.2d 1068 (Fla.1986).

We therefore quash the opinion here under review.

It is so ordered.

McDonald, C.J., and BOYD, OVER-TON and BARKETT, JJ., concur. EHRLICH, J., concurs specially with an opinion. SHAW, J., dissents with an opinion.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI