FLOYD v. STATE

No. 96-4571.

707 So.2d 833 (1998)

Charles William FLOYD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Glen P. Gifford, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Charmaine M. Millsaps, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PADOVANO, Judge.

In this direct appeal, the defendant presents a challenge to section 921.001(5), Florida Statutes, which authorizes a trial court to impose a guideline sentence exceeding the maximum term that is otherwise authorized by law. We conclude that the statute is constitutionally valid and that it was properly applied in the present case. Therefore, we affirm the sentences imposed by the trial court.

The defendant, Charles William Floyd, entered...

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