DENSON v. STATE

No. 85-1198.

493 So.2d 60 (1986)

James DENSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Joseph Eugene Perrin, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James H. Dysart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


FRANK, Judge.

The appellant, who was convicted of lewd and lascivious assault and of sexual battery on a child 11 years or younger, raises three issues on appeal, two of which involve sentencing and are meritorious.

The trial court stated that it was sentencing the appellant beyond the guidelines range because the appellant had lied at sentencing and was a danger to children. Lying at sentencing is equivalent to perjury — an offense for which no conviction...

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