Case Name: Marvin Raymond BALLARD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-03-26
Citations: 506 So. 2d 1033
Docket Number: No. 68967
Parties: Marvin Raymond BALLARD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: McDonald, C.J., and OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 506
Pages: 1033–1033

Head Matter:
Marvin Raymond BALLARD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 68967.
Supreme Court of Florida.
March 26, 1987.
Rehearing Denied June 1, 1987.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Noel A. Pelella, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We originally accepted jurisdiction to determine whether an escalating pattern of more serious offenses is a valid reason for sentencing guidelines departure. In Keys v. State, 500 So.2d 184 (Fla.1986), we recently resolved this issue consistent with the district court. Accordingly, we approve the district court decision on this issue.
It is so ordered.
McDonald, C.J., and OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.