COOPER v. STATE

No. 87-3151.

538 So.2d 105 (1989)

Robert L. COOPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Diane E. Leeds, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We affirm the defendant's conviction, but reverse the sentence and remand for resentencing consistent with this opinion.

The defendant argued that the trial court improperly calculated his total score on the sentencing guidelines scoresheet by including 17 points from previous misdemeanor convictions which were allegedly uncounseled. When a defendant alleges that a prior conviction was uncounseled, the state must show that the defendant was represented...

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