In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.992 Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheets

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Supreme Court of Florida _____________ No. SC14-1545 _____________ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.992 CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE SCORESHEETS. [September 4, 2014] PER CURIAM. This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 3.992(a) (Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. The Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee (Steering Committee) proposes amendments to rule 3.992(a) in light of chapter 2014-4, section 9, Laws of Florida, which amends section 921.0024(1)(b), Florida Statutes (effective October 1, 2014). Consistent with the new legislation, the amendment creates a multiplier of 2.0 of the subtotal sentence points for certain adult-on-minor sex offenses. After considering the Steering Committee s proposals and reviewing the relevant legislation, we adopt the proposed amendments to rule 3.992(a), as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. New language is indicated by underscoring. The amendments shall become effective October 1, 2014, at 12:01 a.m. Because the amendments were not published for comment prior to their adoption, interested persons shall have sixty days from the date of this opinion in which to file comments with the Court.1 It is so ordered. LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur. THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE AMENDMENTS. 1. All comments must be filed with the Court on or before November 3, 2014, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on the Chair of the Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee, the Honorable Jay P. Cohen, Fifth District Court of Appeal, 300 South Beach Street, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114-5002, cohenj@flcourts.org, and on the Office of State Courts Administrator, Staff to the Committee, Bart Schneider, Office of the General Counsel, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1925, schneiderb@flcourts.org, as well as a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case. The Committee Chair has until November 24, 2014, to file a response to any comments filed with the Court. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Portal in accordance with In re: Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb 18, 2013). If filed by a nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or hand-deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1927; no additional copies are required or will be accepted. -2- Original Proceedings Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Judge Jay P. Cohen, Chair, Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee, Daytona Beach, Florida, and Bart Schneider, Senior Attorney, Office of the State Courts Administrator, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner -3- APPENDIX 3.992 Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheets (a) Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet The Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet Preparation Manual is available at: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/sen_cpcm/index.html 2. PREPARER S NAME 1. DATE OF SENTENCE 5. NAME (LAST, FIRST, M.I.) 3. COUNTY 8. RACE 6. DOB 4. SENTENCING JUDGE 10. PRIMARY OFF. DATE PLEA ï ¨B ï ¨W ï ¨OTHER 7. DC # 9. GENDER 11. PRIMARY DOCKET # ï ¨M ï ¨F I. PRIMARY OFFENSE: 12. ï ¨ TRIAL ï ¨ If Qualifier, please check ____A ____S ____C ____R (A=Attempt, S=Solicitation, C=Conspiracy, R=Reclassification) FELONY DEGREE F.S.# DESCRIPTION OFFENSE LEVEL POINTS _______/ ___________/ ___________________________________________/ __________/ (Level - Points: 1=4, 2=10, 3=16, 4=22, 5=28, 6=36, 7=56, 8=74, 9=92, 10=116) Prior capital felony triples Primary Offense points II. ï ¨ I. ________ ADDITIONAL OFFENSE(S): Supplemental page attached ï ¨ DOCKET# FEL/MM DEGREE _____________/ _________/ DESCRIPTION ______________/ QUALIFY COUNTS A S C R ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ _______ POINTS x ______ TOTAL = ______ ______________/ _________ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ _______ X ______ = ______ ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________/ ________/ DESCRIPTION OFFENSE LEVEL _________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________/ ________/ DESCRIPTION F.S.# _____________/ _________ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ _______ X ______ = ______ ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________/ _________/ ______________/ _________ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ _______ x ______ = ______ DESCRIPTION ________________________________________________________________________________ (Level - Points: M=0.2, 1=0.7, 2=1.2, 3=2.4, 4=3.6, 5=5.4, 6=18, 7=28, 8=37, 9=46, 10=58) Prior capital felony triples Additional Offense points ï ¨ Supplemental page points ________ II. III. _________ VICTIM INJURY: 2nd Degree Murder Death Severe Moderate 240 x 120 x 40 x 18 x Number _______ _______ _______ _______ = = = = Total _______ _______ _______ _______ Slight Sex Penetration Sex Contact 4x 80 x 40 x Number _______ = _______ = _______ = Total ________ ________ ________ III. IV. PRIOR RECORD: Supplemental page attached ï ¨ FEL/MM F.S.# OFFENSE QUALIFY: DEGREE LEVEL A S C R / / / / / / / / / ________ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ï ¨ DESCRIPTION _ NUMBER POINTS TOTAL X X X X X_ _ _ _ _ _ = ____ = _____ = _____ = _____ = _____ _______ X _ = _____ ________ _______ _______ -4- ______ ________ _______ _______ ________ ______ X X X _ = _____ _ = _____ _ _ = _____ (Level = Points: M=0.2, 1=0.5, 2=0.8, 3=1.6, 4=2.4, 5=3.6, 6=9, 7=14, 8=19, 9=23, 10=29) Supplemental page points _______ IV. ________ Page 1 Subtotal: _______ Effective Date: For offenses committed under the Criminal Punishment Code effective for offenses committed on or after October 1, 1998 and subsequent revisions. NAME (LAST, FIRST, M.I.) DOCKET # Page 1 Subtotal: V. Legal Status violation = 4 Points ï ¯ Escape ï ¯ Fleeing ï ¯ Failure to appear ï ¯ Supersedeas bond ï ¯ Incarceration ï ¯ Pretrial intervention or diversion program ï ¯ Court imposed or post prison release community supervision resulting in a conviction V. VI. ________ _______ Community Sanction violation before the court for sentencing ï ¯ Probation ï ¯ Community Control ï ¯ Pretrial Intervention or diversion ï ¯ 6 points for any violation other than new felony conviction x _______ each successive violation OR ï ¯ New felony conviction = 12 points x _______ each successive violation if new offense results in conviction VI. ________ VII. ________ before or at same time as sentence for violation of probation OR 12 points x _______ each successive violation for a violent felony offender of special concern when the violation is not based solely on failure to pay costs, fines, or restitution OR New felony conviction = 24 points x _______ each successive violation for a violent felony offender of special concern if new offense results in a conviction before or at the same time for violation of probation ï ¯ ï ¯ VII. Firearm/Semi-Automatic or Machine Gun = 18 or 25 Points VIII. Prior Serious Felony - 30 Points VIII. ________ ________ Subtotal Sentence Points IX. Enhancements (only if the primary offense qualifies for enhancement) Law Enf. Protect. Drug Trafficker Motor Vehicle Theft Criminal Gang Offense Domestic Violence in the Presence of Related Child (offenses committed on or after 3/12/07) ___x 1.5 ___ x 2.0 ___ x 2.5 ____ x 1.5 ___ x 1.5 Adult-on-Minor Sex Offense (offenses committed on or after 10/1/14) ___ x 1.5 ___ x 1.5 ___x 2.0 Enhanced Subtotal Sentence Points IX. TOTAL SENTENCE POINTS ________ ________ SENTENCE COMPUTATION ï ï If total sentence points are less than or equal to 44, the lowest permissible sentence is any non-state prison sanction. If the total sentence points are 22 points or less, see Section 775.082(10), Florida Statutes, to determine if the court must sentence the offender to a non-state prison sanction. II · If total sentence points are greater than 44: __________________________ minus 28 = ____________________ x .75 =_____________________________________ total sentence points lowest permissible prison sentence in months If total sentence points are 60 points or less and court makes findings pursuant to both Florida Statute 948.20 and 397.334(3), the court may place the Dn defendant into a treatment-based drug court program. · The maximum sentence is up to the statutory maximum for the primary and any additional offenses as provided in s. 775.082, F.S., unless the lowest permissible sentence under the Code exceeds the statutory maximum. Such sentences may be imposed concurrently or consecutively. If total sentence points are greater than or equal to 363, a life sentence may be imposed. ______________________________ maximum sentence In years TOTAL SENTENCE IMPOSED Years ï ¨ State Prison ï ¨ Life ___________ -5- Months Days ___________ __________ ï ¨ County Jail ï ¨ ___________ ___________ __________ ï ¨ Community Control Time Served ___________ ___________ __________ ï ¯ï ï Probationï ï ¨ ___________ ___________ __________ Modified Please check if sentenced as ï ¨ habitual offender, ï ¨habitual violent offender, ï ¨ violent career criminal, ï ¨ prison releasee reoffender, or a ï ¨ mandatory minimum applies. ï ¨ Mitigated Departure ï ¨ Plea Bargain Prison Diversion Program Other Reason _____________________________________________________________________________ JUDGE S SIGNATURE Effective Date: For offenses committed under the Criminal Punishment Code effective for offenses committed on or after October 1, 1998, and subsequent revisions. (b) [No Changes] -6-

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