Baker v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Baker v. State, 733 So. 2d 992 (Fla. 1999)
24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 183; 1999 Fla. LEXIS 576; 1999 WL 216879
Anstead, Harding, Kogan, Overton, Pariente, Shaw, Wells
Baker v. State
Opinion of the Court
We have for review State v. Baker, 713 So.2d 1027 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), wherein the district court certified:
What factors must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence to establish that the need for payment of restitution outweighs the need for a prison sentence to justify a downward departure sentence?
Id. at 1028. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We recently answered this question in Banks v. State, 732 So.2d 1065 (Fla. 1999). We quash Baker and remand for proceedings consistent with Banks.
It is so ordered.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Victor D. BAKER v. STATE of Florida
- Status
- Published