State v. Merriweather

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ernest MERRIWEATHER, Appellee.

Decided July 7, 2004.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 2007

2 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“The State's general objection was insufficient to call the trial court's attention to the need for downward departure reasons.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including State v. Roberts

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 2004-07-07

¶1Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Paulette R. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

¶2Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Shannon P. McKenna, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.

¶3Before COPE, LEVY and GERSTEN, JJ.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5The State's general objection was insufficient to call the trial court's attention to the need for downward departure reasons. State v. Leggett,792 So.2d 646, 647 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); State v. Henriquez,717 So.2d 1087 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998).

¶6Affirmed.