Case Name: Lester B. MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-08-24
Citations: 791 So. 2d 1257
Docket Number: No. 5D01-232
Parties: Lester B. MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: COBB and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 791
Pages: 1257–1257

Head Matter:
Lester B. MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D01-232.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Aug. 24, 2001.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Lyle Hitchens, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Alfred Washington, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
HARRIS, J.
Mitchell contends that the trial court erred in classifying his offense of sexual conduct with a minor in custodial authority as a level 9 instead of a level 7 offense because at the time of his offense it was not listed in the sentencing ranking chart. The State concedes that we have previously ruled against it on this issue in Roberts v. State, 715 So.2d 302 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998), but urges that we recede from that case. The State contends that because it was an oversight that the legislature did not properly list the offense, we should consider the issue as though it had been listed. We decline the invitation and reverse.
REVERSED for resentencing.
COBB and PETERSON, JJ., concur.