830 So. 2d 191 - Peters v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “(3) “Primary offense” is defined as the offense at conviction that, when scored on the guidelines scoresheet, recommends the most severe sanction. In the case of multiple offenses, the primary offense is determined in the following manner: (A) A separate guidelines scoresheet shall be prepared scoring each offense at conviction as the “primary offense at conviction” with the other offenses at conviction scored as “additional offenses at conviction.” (B) The guidelines scoresheet that recommends the most severe sentence range shall be the scoresheet to be utilized by the sentencing judge pursuant to these guidelines. (4) All other offenses for which the offender is convicted and that are pending before the court for sentencing at the same time shall be scored as additional offenses based on their degree and the number of counts of each.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Martin v. State

2. “multiple counts of an identical charge, which is the primary offense, should be included as additional under primary offenses and not calculated as `additional offenses at conviction'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 899 So. 2d 440 - Street v. State