CHARLES RANDALL HORNE, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 5th DCA | 1992-01-31
No. 91-1444
COWART and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.
593 So. 2d 309 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (1992) Positive Treatment
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Holding

The court held that the trial court erred by imposing adult sanctions without considering the statutory criteria and by improperly using a legal constraint multiplier.


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A juvenile was prosecuted as an adult and convicted of robbery with a firearm and attempted robbery with a firearm. The trial court imposed concurrent…

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Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Judge.

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant, a juvenile, was prosecuted as an adult and convicted of robbery with a firearm and attempted robbery with a firearm. The trial court imposed concurrent split sentences of eight years incarceration followed by five years probation. The in-carcerative portion fell within the guidelines.

Appellant contends that the trial court violated his sentencing rights as a juvenile by imposing adult sanctions without considering the statutory criteria in section 39.-059(7), Florida Statutes (Supp.1990). We agree.

Section 39.059(7)(c) lists six criteria for consideration by the court before imposing adult sanctions. Section 39.059(7)(d) states that any decision to impose adult sanctions shall be in writing and in conformity with each of the criteria. The court must render a specific finding of fact and state the reasons for imposing adult sanctions. See Surrency v. State, 585 So. 2d 464 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991); Taylor v. State, 573 So. 2d 173 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991); Lang v. State, 566 So. 2d 1354 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990).

Appellant’s second issue concerns the use of a legal constraint multiplier. The supreme court has held that legal status points may be scored only once. See Flowers v. State, 586 So. 2d 1058 (Fla. 1991). This court has held that use of a legal constraint multiplier is not harmless merely because a defendant’s sentence falls within the permitted range. See Terry v. State, 588 So. 2d 63 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991).

Conviction AFFIRMED; sentences REVERSED and REMANDED for resentencing.

COWART and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.


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