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HARRIS v. STATE

No. 90-1780.

576 So.2d 426 (1991)

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Carol Cobourn Asbury, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse and remand the appellant's sentence. The amendment to Chapter 88-131, Section 1, Laws of Florida, should not have been applied in this case because the offenses occurred prior to its taking effect. See Castle v. State, 330 So.2d 10 (Fla. 1976). The maximum sentence that could have been imposed, therefore, is seven years, the top of the recommended guidelines...

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