Case Name: James Michael WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-12-28
Citations: 573 So. 2d 363
Docket Number: No. 90-01254
Parties: James Michael WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SCHOONOVER, C.J., and CAMPBELL and FRANK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 573
Pages: 363–363

Head Matter:
James Michael WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-01254.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 28, 1990.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Megan Olson, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Wendy Buffington, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the judgment and guideline departure sentence in this case on the authority of Williams v. State, 568 So.2d 1276 (Fla.2d DCA 1990). As in Williams, we certify to the Florida Supreme Court the following question of great public importance:
DOES A SECOND VIOLATION OF PROBATION CONSTITUTE A VALID BASIS FOR A DEPARTURE SENTENCE BEYOND THE ONE-CELL DEPARTURE PROVIDED IN THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES?
SCHOONOVER, C.J., and CAMPBELL and FRANK, JJ., concur.