Stewart v. State, 617 So. 2d 331

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals his sentence because his scoresheet improperly included additional points ‍​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‍for victim injury. We reverse.

Defendant pled guilty to one count of sexual battery. The state does not claim that there was any evidence of ‍​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‍physical injury to the victim. The crime does not have an element of injury to the victim, only an element of sexual penetration. Victim ‍​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‍injury points should not be assessed for mere sexual penetration in the absence of physical injury. Karchesky v. State, 591 So.2d 930 (Fla.1992); Boland v. State, 613 So.2d 72 (Fla. ‍​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‍4th DCA 1993). After the victim injury points are deducted, the sentence is excessive. We remand to the trial court with directions to correct ‍​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‍defendant’s scoresheet and for resentencing.

Reversed and remanded.

DELL, FARMER and KLEIN, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Stewart v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Apr 7, 1993

Citations: 617 So. 2d 331; 1993 WL 100145; 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 4326; No. 91-3011

Docket Number: No. 91-3011

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.