MERRITT v. STATE

No. 97-02701.

718 So.2d 1263 (1998)

Jeffrey MERRITT, a/k/a Paul Peava, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Richard J. Sanders, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Dale E. Tarpley, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Jeffrey Merritt appeals his sentence for burglary. He argues that the trial court erred when it did not require the State to corroborate the accuracy of the prior convictions that were used in computing his guidelines scoresheet. In addition, Mr. Merritt argues that the 1995 sentencing guidelines are unconstitutional.

At sentencing, Mr. Merritt objected to the inclusion of points on the scoresheet for certain prior convictions. We agree that the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases