Case Name: Eddie Matthew BRITTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-03-25
Citations: 595 So. 2d 583
Docket Number: No. 91-00107
Parties: Eddie Matthew BRITTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DANAHY, A.C.J., and PARKER and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 595
Pages: 583–583

Head Matter:
Eddie Matthew BRITTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-00107.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
March 25, 1992.
Omar F. Medina of Medina & Pellingra, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Wendy Buffington, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
On a revocation of probation the trial judge in sentencing appellant departed upward more than one cell based on appellant having had multiple violations of probation in this case. Subsequently, the Florida Supreme Court has held that multiple violations of probation is not a proper reason for a guidelines departure. Williams v. State, 594 So.2d 273 (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 resentencing consistent with Williams.
Reversed in part.
DANAHY, A.C.J., and PARKER and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.