State v. Boyett

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Coye Elliott BOYETT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 18, 1985.

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1985-04-18

Cited by 9 later decisions — most recently June 1999

9 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“Is a defendant who was placed on probation before October 1, 1983, entitled to elect to be sentenced under the sentencing guidelines after October 1, 1983, upon a revocation of his probation?”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 475 So. 2d 670 - State v. Milton

Relies on 452 So. 2d 958 - Boyett v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1985-04-18

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¶1Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Karla J. Staker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner.

¶2 *998 Jerry Hill, Public Defender and Michael E. Raiden, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for respondent.

¶3ADKINS, Justice.

¶4We have for consideration the following question certified to us in Boyett v. State,452 So.2d 958, 960 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984), as one of great public importance:

Is a defendant who was placed on probation before October 1, 1983, entitled to elect to be sentenced under the sentencing guidelines after October 1, 1983, upon a revocation of his probation?

¶5We adopt the opinion of the district court of appeal authored by Judge Grimes and answer the question in the affirmative.

¶6It is so ordered.

¶7BOYD, C.J., and OVERTON, ALDERMAN, McDONALD, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur.