Amendments to the Criminal Punishment Scoresheets
Amendments to the Criminal Punishment Scoresheets
The Florida Supreme Court recently amended Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.992(a). See In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.992—Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheets, No. SC14-1545 (Fla. Sept. 4, 2014). The court amended the rule upon the proposal of the Florida Supreme Court Criminal Steering Committee, in light of recent legislation. The court invites all interested persons to comment on the amendment, which is reproduced in full below, as well as online at www.floridasupreme court.org/decisions/proposed.shtml. All comments must be filed with the court on or before November 3, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on the chair of the Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee, Judge Jay P. Cohen, Fifth District Court of Appeal, 300 S. Beach Street, Daytona Beach 32114-5002, [email protected],
and on the Office of State Court Administrator, staff to the committee, Bart Schneider, Office of the General Counsel, 500 S. Duval Street, Tallahassee 32399-1925, [email protected], as well as a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case. The chair has until November 24 to file a response to any comments filed with the court. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Portal in accordance with In re: Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb 18, 2013). If filed by a nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or hand-deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee 32399-1927; no additional copies are required or will be accepted.
IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.992—CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE SCORESHEETS, Case No. SC14-1545
(a) Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet
The Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet Preparation Manual is available at: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/sen_cpcm/index.html
| 1. DATE OF SENTENCE | 2. PREPARER’S NAME | 3. COUNTY | 4. SENTENCING JUDGE |
| 5. NAME (LAST, FIRST, M.I.) | 6. DOB | 8. RACE
¨B ¨W ¨OTHER |
10. PRIMARY OFF. DATE | 12. PLEA ¨ |
| 7. DC # | 9. GENDER
¨M ¨F |
11. PRIMARY DOCKET # | TRIAL
¨ |
I. PRIMARY OFFENSE : If Qualifier, please check ____A ____S ____C ____R (A=Attempt, S=Solicitation, C=Conspiracy, R=Reclassification)
FELONY F.S.# DESCRIPTION OFFENSE POINTS
DEGREE LEVEL
_______/ ___________/ ___________________________________________/
__________/
(Level – Points: 1=4, 2=10, 3=16, 4=22, 5=28, 6=36, 7=56, 8=74, 9=92, 10=116)
Prior capital felony triples Primary Offense points ¨ I. ________
II. ADDITIONAL OFFENSE(S): Supplemental page attached ¨
DOCKET# FEL/MM F.S.# OFFENSE QUALIFY COUNTS POINTS TOTAL
DEGREE LEVEL A S C R
_____________/ _________/ ______________/ _________ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ _______ x ______ = ______
DESCRIPTION ________________________________________________________________________________
_____________/ ________/ ______________/ _________ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ _______ X ______ = ______
DESCRIPTION ________________________________________________________________________________
_____________/ ________/ _____________/ _________ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ _______ X ______ = ______
DESCRIPTION ________________________________________________________________________________
_____________/ _________/ ______________/ _________ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ _______ x ______ = ______
DESCRIPTION ________________________________________________________________________________
(Level – Points: M=0.2, 1=0.7, 2=1.2, 3=2.4, 4=3.6, 5=5.4, 6=18, 7=28, 8=37, 9=46, 10=58)
Prior capital felony triples Additional Offense points ¨ Supplemental page points ________
II. _________
III. VICTIM INJURY:
Number Total Number Total
2nd Degree Murder 240 x _______ = _______ Slight 4 x _______ = ________
Death 120 x _______ = _______ Sex Penetration 80 x _______ = ________
Severe 40 x _______ = _______ Sex Contact 40 x _______ = ________
Moderate 18 x _______ = _______
III. ______
IV. PRIOR RECORD: Supplemental page attached ¨
FEL/MM F.S.# OFFENSE QUALIFY: DESCRIPTION NUMBER POINTS TOTAL
DEGREE LEVEL A S C R
/ ¨¨¨¨ _ ______ X _ = ____
/ ¨¨¨¨ ________ X _ = _____
/ ¨¨¨¨ _______ X _ = _____
/ ¨¨¨¨ _______ X _ = _____
/ ¨¨¨¨ ________ X _ _ = _____
/ ¨¨¨¨ _______ X _ = _____
/ ¨¨¨¨ ________ X _ = _____
/ ¨¨¨¨ _______ X _ = _____
/ ________ ¨¨¨¨ _______ X _ _ = _____
(Level = Points: M=0.2, 1=0.5, 2=0.8, 3=1.6, 4=2.4, 5=3.6, 6=9, 7=14, 8=19, 9=23, 10=29)
Supplemental page points _______
IV. ________
Page 1 Subtotal: _______
Effective Date: For offenses committed under the Criminal Punishment Code effective for offenses committed on or after October 1, 1998 and subsequent revisions.
| NAME (LAST, FIRST, M.I.) | DOCKET # |
Page 1 Subtotal: ________
V.
Legal Status violation = 4 Points
Escape Fleeing Failure to appear Supersedeas bond
Incarceration
Pretrial intervention or diversion program
Court imposed or post prison release community supervision resulting in a conviction V. _______
VI. Community Sanction violation before the court for sentencing
Probation Community Control Pretrial Intervention or diversion VI. ________
6 points for any violation other than new felony conviction x _______ each successive violation OR
New felony conviction = 12 points x _______ each successive violation if new offense results in conviction
- before or at same time as sentence for violation of probation OR
12 points x _______ each successive violation for a violent felony offender
of special concern when the violation is not based solely on failure to pay costs, fines, or restitution OR
New felony conviction = 24 points x _______ each successive violation for a violent felony offender of
special concern if new offense results in a conviction before or at the same time for violation of probation
VII.
Firearm/Semi-Automatic or Machine Gun = 18 or 25 Points VII. ________
VIII. Prior Serious Felony – 30 Points VIII. ________
Subtotal Sentence Points ________
IX. Enhancements (only if the primary offense qualifies for enhancement)
|
Law Enf. Protect.
___x 1.5 ___ x 2.0 ___ x 2.5 |
Drug Trafficker
____ x 1.5 |
Motor Vehicle Theft
___ x 1.5 |
Criminal Gang Offense
___ x 1.5 |
Domestic Violence in the Presence of Related Child Adult-on-Minor Sex Offense
(offenses committed on or after 3/12/07) (offenses committed on or after 10/1/14) ___ x 1.5 ___x 2.0 |
Enhanced Subtotal Sentence Points IX. ________
TOTAL SENTENCE POINTS ________
| _ If total sentence points are less than or equal to 44, the lowest permissible sentence is any non-state prison sanction. If the total sentence points are 22 points or less, see Section 775.082(10), Florida Statutes, to determine if the court must sentence the offender to a non-state prison sanction. II |
| · If total sentence points are greater than 44:
__________________________ minus 28 = ____________________ x. 75 =_____________________________________ total sentence points lowest permissible prison sentence in months |
| · The maximum sentence is up to the statutory maximum for the primary and any additional offenses as provided in s. 775.082, F.S., unless the lowest permissible sentence under the Code exceeds the statutory maximum. Such sentences may be imposed concurrently or consecutively. If total sentence points are greater than or equal to 363, a life sentence may be imposed.
______________________________ maximum sentence In years |
- Years Months Days
¨
State Prison
¨
Life ___________ ___________ __________
¨ County Jail ¨ Time Served ___________ ___________ __________
¨ Community Control ___________ ___________ __________
Probation ¨ Modified ___________ ___________ __________
Please check if sentenced as ¨ habitual offender, ¨habitual violent offender, ¨ violent career criminal, ¨ prison release reoffender,
or a ¨ mandatory minimum applies.
¨ Mitigated Departure ¨ Plea Bargain Prison Diversion Program
Other Reason _____________________________________________________________________________
| JUDGE’S SIGNATURE |
Effective Date: For offenses committed under the Criminal Punishment Code effective for offenses committed on or after October 1, 1998, and subsequent revisions.
(b) [No Changes]
