Supreme Court of Florida, 1991

Cloud v. State

Cloud v. State
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided November 7, 1991 · Barkett, Grimes, Harding, Kogan, McDonald, Overton, Shaw
587 So. 2d 1312; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 728; 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1954; 1991 WL 231593 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cloud v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We have for review the consolidated cases of Cloud v. State, 579 So.2d 418, 419 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991), and Lawson v. State, 580 So.2d 338, 339 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991), in which the Fifth District Court of Appeal certified the following question of great public importance:

DO FLORIDA’S UNIFORM SENTENCING GUIDELINES REQUIRE THAT LEGAL CONSTRAINT POINTS BE ASSESSED FOR EACH OFFENSE COMMITTED WHILE UNDER LEGAL CONSTRAINT?

We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4) of the Florida Constitution. In Flowers v. State, 586 So.2d 1058 (Fla. 1991), we answered this same question in the negative. Accordingly, we quash the decisions below and remand the consolidated cases for reconsideration consistent with our opinion in Flowers.

It is so ordered.

SHAW, C.J., and OVERTON, McDonald, barkett, grimes, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.

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