Whaley v. State

Apr 11, 1980
No. PP-387
Reporters:
,
Before:
McCord
PER CURIAM.

Whaley appeals his sentence of 30 years imposed under the enhanced penalty ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‍statute, raising the procedural issue that the trial court failed to specifically find from a preponderance of the evidence that it was necessary for the ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‍protection of the public to sentence the appellant to an extended term. Upon consideration of the record and precedent on this point, we conclude such a ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‍finding is required. § 775.084(3) and (3)(d), Fla.Stat. (1979); Levy v. State, 375 So.2d 606 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979); Grimmett v. State, 357 So.2d 461 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978). See Adams v. State, 376 ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‍So.2d 47, 58-59 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979); Fry v. State, 359 So.2d 584 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978). The sentence is therefore vacated and the cause remanded for appropriate ‍​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‍findings and imposition of sentence accordingly.

McCORD, LARRY G. SMITH and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.