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Edwards v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 27, 1991
575 So. 2d 297 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 89-2879.

February 27, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, St. Lucie County, Charles E. Smith, J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jill Hanekamp, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The defendant/appellant, Ricky Earl Edwards, entered into a plea agreement with the state with the understanding that the state would recommend that his sentence be 12 years, the bottom of the recommended guidelines range. Subsequently it was discovered that an error had been made in the calculation of Edwards' scoresheet. Without advising Edwards that he could withdraw his plea, the trial court sentenced him to 22 years in the Department of Corrections — 10 years greater than the amount agreed upon in plea negotiations. We reverse the conviction and sentence based upon Johnson v. State, 547 So.2d 238 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989) and direct the trial court to afford Edwards an opportunity to withdraw his plea of nolo contendere.

Additionally, we reverse the costs which were imposed against Edwards without notice or an opportunity to be heard. Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla. 1984); Mays v. State, 519 So.2d 618 (Fla. 1988).

Edwards was ordered to pay $200 in court costs, $450 in attorneys fees, $20 to the Crimes Compensation Fund, $3 to the Criminal Justice Trust Fund and $2 to the County Restitutional Criminal Justice Trust Fund.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

HERSEY, C.J., LETTS, J., and WALDEN, JAMES H., (Retired) Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Edwards v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 27, 1991
575 So. 2d 297 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Edwards v. State

Case Details

Full title:RICKY EARL EDWARDS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Feb 27, 1991

Citations

575 So. 2d 297 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

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