In Re: Amendments To Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.992(A) – Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet

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Supreme Court of Florida _____________ No. SC11-1381 _____________ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.992(A) CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE SCORESHEET. [September 28, 2011] PER CURIAM. This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.992(a). 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 recent legislation and on recommendation of the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC). That legislation, chapter 2011-33, sections 2 and 3, Laws of Florida, increases the total sentence points from fifty-two or less to sixty or less, for which the court may place a defendant into a treatment-based drug court program. 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, and deleted language is indicated by struck-through type. The amendments shall become effective immediately upon release of this opinion. 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. CANADY, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur. THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE AMENDMENTS. Original Proceeding - Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee Judge Kevin M. Emas, Chair, Criminal Courts Steering Committee, Third District Court of Appeal, Miami, Florida, and Bart Schneider, Senior Attorney, Office of State Courts Administrator, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner 1. An original and nine paper copies of all comments must be filed with the Court on or before November 28, 2011, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on the Committee Chair, Honorable Kevin Emas, c/o Bart Schneider, Office of the General Counsel, 500 S. Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1925, 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 December 19, 2011, to file a response to any comments filed with the Court. Electronic copies of all comments and responses must also be filed in accordance with the Court s administrative order in In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). -2- APPENDIX Rule 3.992(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, MI.I.) 3. COUNTY 8. RACE 6. DOB 4. SENTENCING JUDGE 10. PRIMARY OFF. DATE ï ¨B ï ¨W ï ¨OTHER 7. DC # PLEA 9. GENDER 11. PRIMARY DOCKET # PRIMARY OFFENSE: TRIAL ï ¨ ï ¨M ï ¨F I. 12. 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 DOCKET# FEL/MM DEGREE _____________/ _________/ DESCRIPTION ______________/ QUALIFY COUNTS A S C R ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ _______ POINTS x TOTAL ______ = ______ ______________/ _________ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ ï ¨ _______ X ______ = ______ ________________________________________________________________________________ _____________/ ________/ DESCRIPTION ï ¨ 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. 2nd Degree Murder Death Severe Moderate IV. _________ VICTIM INJURY: 240 x 120 x 40 x 18 x Number _______ _______ _______ _______ = = = = Total _______ _______ _______ _______ Slight Sex Penetration Sex Contact 4x 80 x 40 x Number _______ = _______ = _______ = Total ________ ________ ________ III. PRIOR RECORD: Supplemental page attached ï ¨ FEL/MM DEGREE F.S.# OFFENSE QUALIFY: LEVEL A S C R / / / / / / / / / ________ DESCRIPTION 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 ¨ NUMBER ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ X X X X X ______ POINTS TOTAL _ = _____ __ = _____ _ _ = _____ _ = _____ _ _ = _____ ____ X __ ____ ____ ____ 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: _______ _________ _______ ï ¨ Effective Date: For offenses committed under the Criminal Punishment Code effective for offenses committee on or after October 1, 1998 and subsequent revisions. NAME (LAST, FIRST, MI) 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 VI. ________ 6 points for any violation other than new felony conviction x _______ each successive violation OR New felony conviction = 12 points x _______ each successive violation if new offense results in conviction 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 VII. Firearm/Semi-Automatic or Machine Gun = 18 or 25 Points VII. ________ 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 ___x 1.5 ___ x 2.0 ___ x 2.5 ____ x 1.5 ___ x 1.5 Domestic Violence in the Presence of Related Child ___ x 1.5 (offenses committed on or after 3/12/07) ___ x 1.5 Enhanced Subtotal Sentence Points IX. ________ TOTAL SENTENCE POINTS ________ SENTENCE COMPUTATION ï ï · If the 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 Statues, to determine if the court must sentence the offender to a non-state prison sanction. 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 Statutes 948.20 and 397.334(3), the court may place the 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 Months Days ï ¨ State Prison ï ¨ Life ___________ ___________ __________ ï ¨ County Jail ï ¨ Time Served ___________ ___________ __________ ï ¨ Community Control ___________ ___________ __________ 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 ï ¨ 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. 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