STATE v. MATTHEWS

No. 87-2566.

522 So.2d 1026 (1988)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Frank L. MATTHEWS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Lauren Hafner Sewell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow and Brad Permar, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellee.


RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellee pleaded guilty to seven counts of sale and five counts of possession of cocaine. After a jury trial, he was found guilty of another count of possession of cocaine.

The sentencing guidelines presumptive sentence was seven to nine years. At the sentencing hearing, over the state's objection, the trial court sentenced appellees to four and one-half years on each count, all counts to run concurrently. The trial court did not...

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