Florida Statute 921.22 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 921
SENTENCE

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F.S. 921.22

921.22 Determination of exact period of imprisonment by Florida Commission on Offender Review.—Upon the recommendation of the Department of Corrections, the Florida Commission on Offender Review shall have the authority to determine the exact period of imprisonment to be served by defendants sentenced under s. 921.18, but a prisoner may not be held in custody longer than the maximum sentence provided for the offense.

History.—s. 6, ch. 57-366; s. 18, ch. 61-530; s. 129, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 70-441; s. 17, ch. 77-120; s. 29, ch. 79-3; s. 46, ch. 88-122; s. 25, ch. 2014-191.

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Cases Citing Statute 921.22

Total Results: 42

Aversano v. State

966 So. 2d 493, 2007 WL 3010010

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 2007 | Docket: 1679286

Cited 22 times | Published

higher offense severity rating at sentencing. See § 921.0022(2),(3)(e) & (f), Fla. Stat. (2005) (categorizing

Nettles v. State

850 So. 2d 487, 2003 WL 21467521

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 2003 | Docket: 1783362

Cited 11 times | Published

sections of the statutes. Compare § 921.0012 with § 921.0022.

Carle v. State

983 So. 2d 693, 2008 WL 2276285

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 2008 | Docket: 1687143

Cited 9 times | Published

under the offense severity ranking chart in section 921.0022(3)(c). The same severity level and felony

Ramos v. State

89 So. 3d 1119, 2012 WL 2149773, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9597

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 2012 | Docket: 60308563

Cited 5 times | Published

crime of aggravated manslaughter of a child. § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2012) (classifying aggravated manslaughter

Fortner v. State

830 So. 2d 174, 2002 WL 31268383

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 11, 2002 | Docket: 1516823

Cited 5 times | Published

790.01(2), Florida Statutes (1987). Under section 921.0022, Florida Statutes (1997),[1] the convictions

Rimondi v. State

89 So. 3d 1059, 2012 WL 2010866, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9074

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2012 | Docket: 60308503

Cited 2 times | Published

third-degree felony retail theft (level 5 offense). See § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2009). The state contends that the

White v. State

41 So. 3d 257, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 6930, 2010 WL 1979164

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 19, 2010 | Docket: 1927120

Cited 2 times | Published

murder as a category "9" offense, which under section 921.0022, Florida Statutes (2001), specifies that attempted

Walker v. State

988 So. 2d 6, 2007 WL 4462982

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 21, 2007 | Docket: 1384750

Cited 2 times | Published

the Criminal Punishment Code guidelines. See § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2003). This case is controlled by

Sumpter v. State

838 So. 2d 624, 2003 WL 469699

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 2003 | Docket: 1513725

Cited 2 times | Published

offense level for this type of robbery is six. See § 921.0022(3)(f), Fla. Stat. (2001). Applying section 775

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-2018 REGULAR-CYCLE REPORT.

265 So. 3d 494

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 2018 | Docket: 7982207

Cited 1 times | Published

Changes] (2) Felony offenses not listed in section 921.0022 are assigned a severity level in accordance

Hwang v. State

219 So. 3d 67, 2017 WL 1713682, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6179

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 3, 2017 | Docket: 60266574

Cited 1 times | Published

eight offense on the sentencing scoresheet. See § 921.0022(3)(h), Fla. Stat. (2012) (making sexual battery

Laisha L. Landrum v. State of Florida

192 So. 3d 459, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 274, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1194, 2016 WL 3191099

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 2016 | Docket: 3072271

Cited 1 times | Published

(2004). 4 . See § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2004) (classifying second-degree

Franklin Sanchez v. State

164 So. 3d 4, 2014 WL 4426377

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 10, 2014 | Docket: 1185605

Cited 1 times | Published

offense for which 116 points were properly charged. § 921.0022(3)(j), Fla. Stat. (2007). Failure to demonstrate

Hubard v. State

17 So. 3d 1274, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14256, 2009 WL 3049002

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 2009 | Docket: 1140567

Cited 1 times | Published

is a level 3 offense for scoresheet purposes, § 921.0022(3)(c). When listed in the "Additional Offense(s)"

Kennedy v. State

915 So. 2d 269, 2005 WL 3299707

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 7, 2005 | Docket: 1690639

Cited 1 times | Published

offense" for purposes of severity ranking. See § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (1998). A person who conspires to

Newman v. State

738 So. 2d 981, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 1619

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 1999 | Docket: 1503206

Cited 1 times | Published

latter rule provision has been included in section 921.0022(2), Florida Statutes (Supp.1998). The foregoing

In re Adoption of Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.704 & 3.992 to Implement the Florida Criminal Punishment Code

721 So. 2d 265, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 497, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 1829, 1998 WL 650579

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1998 | Docket: 64784506

Cited 1 times | Published

offense severity ranking chart located at section 921.0022, Florida Statutes. The offense severity ranking

Fogarty v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 2024 | Docket: 69477344

Published

imprisonment. Cf. § 921.0024, Fla. Stat.; see also § 921.0022(3)(i), Fla. Stat. (classifying this offense as

Debose v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 2024 | Docket: 69455315

Published

statute under which the offender was convicted. See § 921.0022(3), Fla. Stat. (listing offense levels for the

ANTHONY SAMPSON v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 2022 | Docket: 64435978

Published

felonies, committed on or after January 1, 1994.”); § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (1997) (providing that Criminal Punishment

VICTOR LAWRENCE PERDUE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 2022 | Docket: 61689370

Published

pursuant to the offense severity ranking chart, section 921.0022, Florida Statutes (2018). Perdue argues

CORY J. MORGAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 3, 2020 | Docket: 17218384

Published

level 1 to 10, with 10 being the most severe. § 921.0022(2), Fla. Stat. The offense severity ranking chart

ODELL BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 22, 2020 | Docket: 16738437

Published

offense, resulting in 3.6 points, pursuant to section 921.0022(3)(d), Florida Statutes (2018), which, in

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-13.

272 So. 3d 1210

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2019 | Docket: 15737694

Published

sexual penetration. § 921.0022(7), Fla. Stat. Pursuant to § 921.0022(7), Fla. Stat., sexual

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 2018 | Docket: 7471972

Published

(2) Felony offenses not listed in section 921.0022 are assigned a severity level in accordance

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 2018 | Docket: 7471972

Published

(2) Felony offenses not listed in section 921.0022 are assigned a severity level in accordance

Jahman Whitfield v. State

202 So. 3d 456, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 16042

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 2016 | Docket: 4487125

Published

count six is a lower-scoring “level four” felony. § 921.0022(d)-(f), Fla. Stat. (2012). Therefore, we grant

Gammage v. State

210 So. 3d 97, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13264

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 2016 | Docket: 4418855

Published

attempt ... is a felony of the third degree”); § 921.0022(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (2013) (ranking the third-degree

Bailey Jr. v. State

199 So. 3d 304, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 10686

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 2016 | Docket: 4110332

Published

the Criminal Punishment Code, see section 921.0022, Florida Statutes (2010), or in applying the

Ramroop v. State

174 So. 3d 584, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13194, 2015 WL 5165545

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 4, 2015 | Docket: 60250439

Published

the victim is a law enforcement officer. See § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2013).

Graham v. State

162 So. 3d 250, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2656, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 538

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 2015 | Docket: 60247459

Published

Statutes, should be scored as a level 3 offense, see § 921.0022, Fla. Stat., and a third-degree felony, § 775

Jessica Patrice Anucinski v. State of Florida

148 So. 3d 106, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 583, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 2857, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 583

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 2014 | Docket: 1333206

Published

ranking under the Criminal Punishment Code. See § 921.0022(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2009).

Franklin Sanchez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 2014 | Docket: 3595

Published

offense for which 116 points were properly charged. § 921.0022(3)(j), Fla. Stat. (2007). Failure to demonstrate

Campbell v. State

48 So. 3d 201, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 18295, 2010 WL 4867886

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2010 | Docket: 2399967

Published

occasion and a home-invasion robbery on another. See § 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2008).

PEMBROOK v. State

2 So. 3d 371, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 19382, 2008 WL 5352222

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 24, 2008 | Docket: 1644186

Published

than burglary of a structure, a Level 4 offense. § 921.0022(3), Fla. Stat. (2003). The records attached by

Monzon v. State

948 So. 2d 812, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 90, 2007 WL 28260

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 2007 | Docket: 64849106

Published

twenty-eight points on a sentencing score-sheet. See § 921.0022(3), Fla. Stat. (2005) (classifying driving without

Jenkins v. State

843 So. 2d 309, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 4541, 2003 WL 21106643

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 2003 | Docket: 64822342

Published

PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Section 921.0022, Fla. Stat. (2002). SHARP, W., MONACO, and TORPY, JJ., concur

Kemner v. Hemphill

199 F. Supp. 2d 1264, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9787, 2002 WL 971734

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: May 3, 2002 | Docket: 2286957

Published

offense, where 10 is the most severe. FLA.STAT. § 921.0022(3). The other two are assigned to levels 10 and

Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.704 & 3.992

810 So. 2d 826, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 626, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 1929, 2001 WL 1130811

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 2001 | Docket: 64813224

Published

offense severity ranking chart located at section 921.0022, Florida Statutes. The offense severity ranking

Spencer v. State

780 So. 2d 321, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 4117, 2001 WL 277045

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 2001 | Docket: 64804354

Published

subsection (2)(a) is a Level 9 offense under section 921.0022(3), Florida Statutes, and "a felony of the

Joseph v. State

771 So. 2d 1293, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 16197, 2000 WL 1816705

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 2000 | Docket: 64801929

Published

Florida. Statutes, however, is a level 6 offense, § 921.0022(3) Florida Statutes *1294(1995). We therefore

Amendment to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.704(d)(23)

763 So. 2d 997, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 570, 1999 Fla. LEXIS 2166, 1999 WL 1132900

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 1999 | Docket: 64799174

Published

offense severity ranking chart located at section 921.0022, Florida Statutes. The offense severity ranking