Case Name: Willie Otis FLOWERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-10-11
Citations: 567 So. 2d 1055
Docket Number: No. 89-2304
Parties: Willie Otis FLOWERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HARRIS, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 567
Pages: 1055–1058

Head Matter:
Willie Otis FLOWERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-2304.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Oct. 11, 1990.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and David S. Morgan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
GOSHORN, Judge.
Flowers appeals his sentence because points for "legal constraint" were awarded for each offense committed while on probation. We affirm. Walker v. State, 546 So.2d 764 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989).
Flowers urges that our decision in Miles v. State, 418 So.2d 1070 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982) dictates we reconsider our opinion in Walker and reverse. We reject this contention because Miles involved a single offense, while both Walker and Flowers committed multiple offenses for which they were being sentenced. In our view, Walker's construction of Rule 3.701, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure promotes the goal of fairness and uniformity envisioned by the enactment of the sentencing guidelines.
Because we are aware that numerous appeals involving this interpretation are pending, we certify to the supreme court the following question as being of great public importance:
DO FLORIDA'S UNIFORM SENTENCING GUIDELINES REQUIRE THAT LEGAL CONSTRAINT POINTS BE ASSESSED FOR EACH OFFENSE COMMITTED WHILE UNDER LEGAL CONSTRAINT?
AFFIRMED.
HARRIS, J., concur.
COWART, J., dissents with opinion.