ABBOTT v. STATE

No. BD-500.

482 So.2d 1391 (1986)

Jack ABBOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Kenneth D. Driggs, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


BARFIELD, Judge.

Following the entry of a plea of nolo contendere with the understanding that sentence would be imposed within the guidelines, James Abbott was sentenced to twelve years in prison. Abbott appeals his sentence, alleging error by the trial court in calculating the appropriate guideline range. We reverse.

A sentencing guidelines scoresheet was prepared by a probation officer. At the time of sentencing, Abbott's counsel objected to the scoring...

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