COWAN v. STATE

No. BM-259.

505 So.2d 640 (1987)

William Randall COWAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Allen, Public Defender, Pamela C. Presnell, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Norma J. Mungenast, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MILLS, Judge.

Cowan appeals from a sentence imposed pursuant to the sentencing guidelines after entry of a plea of nolo contendere to charges of kidnapping, sexual battery with a firearm and possession of a short-barrelled shotgun. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

Cowan met his victim on a beach, then forced her at gunpoint to drive to her home where he raped her. The victim later escaped in the parking lot of a nearby store where Cowan had forced her...

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