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

Citation: 

Docket Number: SC08-1312

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Document:
Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC08-1312 
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IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL 
PROCEDURE 3.992(a)—CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE 
SCORESHEET. 
 
[September 25, 2008] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
We have for consideration proposed amendments to Florida Rule of 
Criminal Procedure 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 recent legislation1 
and upon recommendations to the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) by the 
State Attorney for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and the Public Defender of the 
                                          
 
1.  In Chapter 2008-238, Laws of Florida, the Legislature amended section 
921.0024 (1)(a), Florida Statutes, which revises the labeling of the enhancement 
types under subdivision IX of the scoresheet.  Ch. 2008-238, § 26, Laws of Fla.  
The Steering Committee’s proposal is consistent with those revisions. 
 
 
 
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit.2  The Steering Committee further recommended 
including the web page address for the scoresheet manual on the Department of 
Corrections’ website.  
After considering the 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 struck through.  The amendments shall become effective October 1, 
2008.  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.3 
                                          
 
2.  Section 921.0024(4), Florida Statutes, requires that the Department of 
Corrections develop and submit the revised Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet 
to the Court for approval by June 15 of each year, as necessary, in consultation 
with the Office of the State Courts Administrator, state attorneys, and public 
defenders.  Based upon the recommendations reported by DOC, the Steering 
Committee’s proposal included clarifying the community sanction violation under 
subdivision VI, and adding an additional line for prior record under subdivision IV. 
 
 
3.  An original and nine paper copies of all comments must be filed with the 
Court on or before November 24, 2008, with a certificate of service verifying that a 
copy has been served on the Committee Chair, Honorable O. H. Eaton, Jr., Circuit 
Judge, c/o Les Garringer, Office of the General Counsel, 500 S. Duval Street, 
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1925, as well as 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 15, 2008, to 
file a response to any comments filed with the Court.  Electronic copies of all 
comments and responses also must 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). 
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It is so ordered. 
QUINCE, C.J., and WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS, and CANADY, 
JJ., concur. 
 
THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE 
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE AMENDMENTS. 
 
Original Proceedings – Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 
 
Judge O.H. Eaton, Jr., Chair, Criminal Court Steering Committee, Eighteenth 
Judicial Circuit, Sanford, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
 
 
 
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 
  
1.  DATE OF SENTENCE 
 
 
 
2.  PREPARER’S NAME      
3.  COUNTY 
 
4.  SENTENCING JUDGE 
 
5.  NAME   (LAST, FIRST, MI.I.) 
 
6.  DOB 
8.  RACE 
B  W  OTHER 
 
10.  PRIMARY OFF. DATE 
12. 
PLEA   
 
 
 
7.   DC # 
9.  GENDER 
M  F 
 
11.  PRIMARY DOCKET # 
TRIAL 
 
 
I.  
PRIMARY OFFENSE:  If Qualifier, please check ____A ____S ____C ____R  (A=Attempt, S=Solicitation, C=Conspiracy, R=Reclassification)
 
 
 
FELONY 
 F.S.#  
 
DESCRIPTION  
 
 
 
 
 
OFFENSE  
POINTS  
DEGREE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   LEVEL 
_______/ 
___________/ 
___________________________________________/     
__________/ 
 
 
(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  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I. 
 ________ 
 
II. 
ADDITIONAL OFFENSE(S): Supplemental page attached  
DOCKET# 
FEL/MM 
F.S.# 
 
OFFENSE 
QUALIFY 
COUNTS 
 
POINTS 
 
TOTAL 
DEGREE 
 
 
  LEVEL 
 A   S   C    R 
_____________/ _________/ 
______________/ 
_________ 
    _______ 
x 
______ 
= 
______ 
DESCRIPTION 
________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
_____________/ ________/ 
______________/ 
_________ 
    _______ 
X 
______ 
= 
______ 
DESCRIPTION 
    ________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
_____________/ ________/ 
_____________/ 
_________ 
    _______ 
X 
______ 
= 
______ 
DESCRIPTION 
    ________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
_____________/ _________/ 
______________/ 
_________ 
    _______ 
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  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental page points  ________ 
II. 
     _________ 
III. VICTIM INJURY: 
Number  
Total 
 
 
 
Number  
Total 
2nd Degree Murder  
240  x 
_______ 
= 
_______ 
Slight 
 
  4 x  
_______ = 
________ 
Death 
 
 
120 x 
_______ 
= 
_______ 
Sex Penetration 
80 x 
_______ = 
________ 
Severe 
 
 
  40 x 
_______ 
= 
_______ 
Sex Contact 
40 x 
_______ = 
________ 
Moderate 
 
 
  18 x 
_______ 
= 
_______ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
III. 
 ______ 
IV. PRIOR RECORD:   Supplemental page attached   
FEL/MM 
F.S.#  
OFFENSE  QUALIFY: 
DESCRIPTION  
 
 
        NUMBER    POINTS       TOTAL 
DEGREE 
 
 
 LEVEL        A  S  C  R 
                                      /                                                                             ____               
X          _     =  _____                       
                                      /                                                                             ____               
X          _    = _____          
                                      /                                                                             ____                  X         _      = _____          
                                      /                                                                             ____               
X          _     = _____            
                                      /                                                                             ____               
X         _ _   = _____  
                                      /                                                                             ____               
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:   _______ 
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  
 Escape   Fleeing   Failure to appear   Supersedeas bond    Incarceration   Pretrial intervention or diversion program 
 Court imposed or post prison release community supervision resulting in a conviction 
 
 
 
 
 
V. 
_______ 
 
 
 
 
VI.    Community Sanction violation before the court for sentencing   
 Probation   Community Control   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 Enforcement ProtectionLaw Enf. 
Protect. 
 
___x 1.5 ___ x 2.0 ___ x 2.5 
 
Drug TraffickingDrug Trafficker 
 
____ x 1.5 
Grand Theft Motor VehicleMotor Vehicle 
Theft 
 
___ x 1.5 
Street GangCriminal Gang Offense 
 
___ x 1.5 
 
Domestic ViolenceDomestic Violence in 
the Presence of Related Child  
(offenses committed on or after 03/12/07) 
___ x 1.5 
Enhanced Subtotal Sentence Points 
 
 IX. ________ 
 
 
TOTAL SENTENCE POINTS 
 
________ 
SENTENCE COMPUTATION 
 
If total sentence points are less than or equal to 44, the lowest permissible sentence is any 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                                 
 
 
 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 
 State Prison  
 
Life 
 
 
___________ 
___________ 
__________ 
 County Jail 
 
 
Time Served 
 
___________ 
___________ 
__________ 
 Community Control 
 
 
 
 
___________ 
___________ 
__________ 
 
 
Probation     Modified  
 
 
___________ 
___________ 
__________ 
Please check if sentenced as  habitual offender, habitual violent offender,  violent career criminal,  prison releasee reoffender, 
 or a  mandatory minimum applies. 
 Mitigated Departure      Plea Bargain 
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.