RITTS v. STATE

No. 85-2116.

491 So.2d 1252 (1986)

Terry L. RITTS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Mooran, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary O. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


DANAHY, Chief Judge.

Terry Ritts was convicted of strong-arm robbery after snatching a purse from an elderly shopper in a shopping mall parking lot. We find no error in appellant's conviction. We do find, however, that a sentencing error was committed by including points for victim injury, resulting in an improper presumptive guidelines range. Accordingly, we reverse the sentence and remand for resentencing.

This court has held that the crime of robbery, defined...

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