Verdell v. State
Verdell v. State
Opinion of the Court
John K. Verdell appeals his departure sentence for violation of probation and violation of community control. Appellant committed two new substantive offenses while on probation and community control. Although the court could have considered departure for the new substantive offenses, it elected to place appellant on probation for these new offenses but departed from the one cell bump authorized in violations cases. This was error and we reverse. See Franklin v. State, 545 So.2d 851 (Fla. 1989).
REVERSED and REMANDED for re-sentencing.
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
I would affirm the departure sentences imposed (above the guidelines permitted bump-up) because there were multiple probation violations in this case, and because of the “timing” of Verdell’s new criminal offenses. On November 23, 1988, Verdell was placed on community control for one drug offense, and also on November 23, 1989, he was put on probation for another drug offense. He violated these probations
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