Gage v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 5, 1985

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1985-12-05

Relies on 461 So. 2d 202 - Gage v. State · 476 So. 2d 207 - Cochran v. State

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Decided 1985-12-05

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Cited by 141 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently December 2010 · most notably Arizona v. Roberson (1988), State v. Davis (1994)

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EHRLICH, Justice.

¶1We take jurisdiction of this case pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(5) of the Florida Constitution, because the district court certified a question to be of great public importance. Gage v. State, 461 So.2d 202 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). The question is identical to the certified question answered in the negative in Cochran v. State, 476 So.2d 207 (Fla.1985). Accordingly, we answer the certified question in the negative here, and approve the decision of the district court.*

¶2It is so ordered.

BOYD, C.J., and ADKINS, OVERTON, McDonald and SHAW, JJ., concur.

¶3The lower court reversed the sentencing order because the record failed to show the trial court had a guideline score sheet before it at time of sentencing. The issue is not raised here, and we express no opinion on the point.