Hamilton v. State

Aug 31, 1989
73398
Reporters:
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Before:
Ehrlich, Shaw, Barkett, Grimes, Kogan, Overton, McDonald (per curiam)

PER CURIAM.

We have for review Hamilton v. State, 533 So.2d 926 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988), ‍‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍which conflicts with Lambert v. State, 545 So.2d 838 (Fla. 1989). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We quash the decision of the district court.

Hamilton was convicted of committing several drug offenses and was placed on community control. Following his arrest ‍‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍for barn-burning, the court revoked his community control and, departing from the guidelines range of two-and-one-half to three-and-one-half years, sentenced him to concurrent fifteen-year terms of imprisonment for the drug offenses based upon the barn-burnings. He was later acquitted of ‍‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍the arsons.

In Lambert we held that factors related to violation of probation or community control cannot support departure. The one-cell bump-up provided for in the guidelines is the only allowable increase. See Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.701(d)(4). We quash the district court‘s decision and remand for ‍‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍resentencing within the guidelines.

It is so ordered.

EHRLICH, C.J., and SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.

OVERTON and McDONALD, JJ., dissent.