Case Name: Timothy John JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-05-08
Citations: 597 So. 2d 969
Docket Number: No. 91-00819
Parties: Timothy John JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: THREADGILL, J„ and CASE, JAMES R., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 597
Pages: 969–970

Head Matter:
Timothy John JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-00819.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 8, 1992.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Cecilia A. Traina, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
DANAHY, Acting Chief Judge.
On a revocation of probation the trial court in sentencing the appellant departed upward more than one cell based on the appellant's having had multiple violations of probation in this case. Subsequently, the Florida Supreme Court held that multiple violations of probation are not a proper reason for a guidelines departure. Williams v. State, 594 So.2d 284 (Fla.1992). Williams also held, however, that "where there are multiple violations of probation, the sentence may be successively bumped to one higher cell for each violation." Therefore, the sentence in this case is set aside and the cause remanded for resen-tencing consistent with Williams. See also O'Keefe v. State, 595 So.2d 291 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992).
Reversed and remanded.
THREADGILL, J" and CASE, JAMES R., Associate Judge, concur.