BRANAM v. STATE

No. 73924.

554 So.2d 512 (1990)

Roger BRANAM, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard J. Shifke of Anthony F. Gonzalez, P.A., Tampa, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.


GRIMES, Justice.

We review Branam v. State, 540 So.2d 158 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989), which certified the following question as one of great public importance:

When there are multiple convictions and maximum sentences which in the aggregate are less than called for by the sentencing guidelines scoresheet, must a trial judge impose consecutive sentences in order to bring the sentences within the guidelines or as close thereto...

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