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ELKINS v. STATE

No. 85-1056.

489 So.2d 1222 (1986)

Quilla ELKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Belle B. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a sentence. The Sentencing Guideline Commission, and others who eagerly promoted the benefits of the new sentencing guidelines when they took effect, assured the public that there would be no appreciable increase in appellate court work load as a result of the new guidelines. We write now to point out that a very substantial percentage of our criminal cases are appeals from guideline sentences. This case represents one of over...

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