Title: Eric Weiss v. State of Florida

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

1In Maddox v. State, 25 Fla. L. Weekly S367, S373 (Fla. May 11, 2000), we found that the
failure to file timely reasons for imposing an upward departure sentence does not constitute
fundamental error "if the defendant was not hindered in his or her efforts to challenge the grounds
for imposing the departure sentence on direct appeal."  Accordingly, we do not reach the question
of whether the Third District correctly concluded that section 921.0016(1)(c), Florida Statutes
(1995), and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure  3.703(d)(28)(A) require the written reasons for
Supreme 
Court 
of 
Florida
 
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No. SC94460
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ERIC WEISS,
Petitioner,
vs.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
[June 22, 2000]
PER CURIAM.
We have for review the decision in Weiss v. State, 720 So. 2d 1113 (Fla. 3d
DCA 1998), on the basis of express and direct conflict.  We have jurisdiction.  See
art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.  For the reasons stated in Maddox v. State, 25 Fla. L.
Weekly S367, S373 (Fla. May 11, 2000), we approve the Third District's decision.1 
departure to be filed within seven days after the written sentence is filed rather than seven days after
the oral pronouncement of sentence at the sentencing hearing. 
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It is so ordered.
HARDING, C.J., and SHAW, WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS and
QUINCE, JJ., concur.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND IF
FILED, DETERMINED. 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - 
Direct Conflict
Third District - Case No. 3D97-2805 
(Dade County)
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Lisa Walsh, Assistant Public Defender,
Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, Florida,
for Petitioner
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Michael J. Neimand, Bureau Chief,  Roberta
G. Mandel, and Christine E. Zahralban, Assistant Attorneys General, Miami, Florida,
for Respondent