Elizagarate v. State, s. 85-218

• Decision Date: 13 May 1986
• Docket Number: 85-1250,Nos. 85-218,s. 85-218
• Citation: 488 So.2d 129,11 Fla. L. Weekly 1127
• Parties: 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1127 Eladio T. ELIZAGARATE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
• Court: Florida District Court of Appeals

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488 So.2d 129

11 Fla. L. Weekly 1127

Eladio T. ELIZAGARATE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Nos. 85-218, 85-1250.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 13, 1986.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Dade County, Ralph N. Person, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and John H. Lipinski, Special Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Mark J. Berkowitz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We reject the defendant's claim that he had a right to elect to be sentenced under the sentencing guidelines for life felonies committed prior to October 1, 1983. Sec. 921.001(4)(a), Fla.Stat. (1983); Wade v. State, 488 So.2d 127 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986); State v. Smith, 470 So.2d 764 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).

Affirmed.