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Babcock v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jan 4, 1996
666 So. 2d 953 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 94-3873.

January 4, 1996.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Wakulla County, L. Ralph Smith, J.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Trisha E. Meggs, Assistant Attorney General; Amelia L. Beisner, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Babcock pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree, armed burglary, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Babcock argues and the State concedes that he cannot be assessed points on his sentencing guidelines scoresheet for the additional offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon because he was sentenced on this offense as an habitual violent felony offender. See Byrd v. State, 643 So.2d 1209 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). We remand for resentencing on the armed burglary offense due to the incorrect scoresheet. The trial judge was unaware that a departure sentence had been imposed and, upon remand, he may impose any lawful sentence originally available, including a departure sentence, provided written reasons are given. State v. Betancourt, 552 So.2d 1107 (Fla. 1989); Byrd v. State, 643 So.2d 1209 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Kelly v. State, 616 So.2d 100 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993). We affirm in all other respects.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

JOANOS, MICKLE and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Babcock v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jan 4, 1996
666 So. 2d 953 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

Babcock v. State

Case Details

Full title:CLARENCE BABCOCK, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jan 4, 1996

Citations

666 So. 2d 953 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)