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Whitehead v. State

Citations

  • 498 So. 2d 863
  • 11 Fla. L. Weekly 553

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the habitual offender statute may not be used as a basis for departing from the guidelines
  • characterizing the defendant as a scofflaw was not supported by independent grounds
  • habitual offender status is not a valid reason for departure

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Judges: Barkett

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