Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1988

Schurman v. State

Schurman v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 1, 1988 · Hall, Lehan, Ryder
522 So. 2d 1026; 13 Fla. L. Weekly 853; 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 1295; 1988 WL 26741 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Schurman v. State

Opinion of the Court

RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of retail theft. He does not challenge his conviction, which we affirm. In this appeal, he raises two issues concerning his sentencing. Both issues have been previously addressed by this court.

Appellant s first argument is that the trial court’s sole reason for departing from the guidelines — lying about his prior record — is invalid. This court has previously decided this issue in appellant’s favor. Smith v. State, 516 So.2d 78 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Davis v. State, 509 So.2d 1329 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Anderson v. State, 503 So.2d 388 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Denson v. State, 493 So.2d 60 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). Accordingly, we reverse appellant’s sentence and remand for resentencing within the guidelines. See Shull v. Dugger, 515 So.2d 748 (Fla. 1987).

Appellant’s second argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in scoring an alleged uncounseled conviction on the sentencing guidelines scoresheet. After reviewing the record in this case, we hold that appellant did not make a prime facie case that the prior conviction was uncoun-seled. Therefore, the trial court was correct in scoring the conviction on the score-sheet. See Croft v. State, 513 So.2d 759 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987).

In summary, appellant’s conviction, his sentencing guidelines scoresheet and its scoring stand; the trial court’s departure falls. We remand for resentencing within the guidelines.

Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded with instructions.

LEHAN and HALL, JJ., concur.

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