Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...delines because valid reasons for departure were not established); State v. Arvinger, 751 So.2d 74 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999). SENTENCES VACATED; REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING. THOMPSON, C.J. and COBB, J., concur. NOTES [1] § 895.03(3), Fla. Stat. (1999). [2] § 796.05, Fla....

...mbling, robbery, bribery, extortion, or dealing in narcotic drugs, marihuana, or other dangerous drugs." 18 U.S.C. § 2516 (2) (1988). [3] § 895.03, Fla. Stat. (1991). [4] § 796.07(3), Fla. Stat. (1991). [5] § 796.07(2)(d), Fla. Stat. (1991). [6] § 796.05, Fla. Stat. (1991). [7] Deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution is a third-degree felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years. See §§ 775.082(3)(d), 796.05, Fla....

...Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Theda R. James, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee. PER CURIAM. Appellant appeals the judgment and sentence resulting from his adjudication of guilty of living off the earnings of a prostitute in violation of section 796.05, Florida Statutes (1983). Appellant raises a number of points on appeal, only three of which we discuss. We have considered each of the issues presented by the appellant including his attack on the constitutionality of section 796.05, Florida Statutes (1983)....

...ice that provided prostitution services. It charged Otte with racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering in violation of Florida's RICO statute, § 895.03(3)-(4), Fla. Stat. (1999), and with deriving support from prostitution in violation of section 796.05, Florida Statutes (1999)....

...Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Roark Wall, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. THOMPSON, C.J. Michele Gerardo Pronesti appeals his conviction for deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, in violation of section 796.05(1), Florida Statutes....

...Whether listed in the "Additional Offense(s)" section or the "Prior Record" section, misdemeanor counts are each assigned a point value of 0.2. § 921.0024(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2001). Deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution is a third-degree felony, § 796.05(2), Fla....

...The purpose of the statute is to prohibit prostitution and all incidental acts, such as pimping, which foster and encourage prostitution. Legislative enactments are presumed to be constitutional. State v. Lick, 390 So.2d 52 (Fla.1980). For the reasons stated, we hold section 796.05 to be constitutional. We also hold that no other reversible error has been shown with regard to appellant’s conviction. Therefore, the judgment and sentence appealed are affirmed. Affirmed. . Section 796.05 reads in relevant part: (1) [I]t shall be unlawful for anyone to live off the earnings of any other person with the knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that such earnings are derived from prostitution....

HAWKES, C.J. This is an appeal from defendant’s convictions for deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, in violation of section 796.05(1), Florida Statutes (2009), and transporting another individual for the purposes of prostitution, in violation of section 796.07(2)(d), Florida Statutes (2009)....

...Burrows, 940 So.2d 1259, 1261 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006); Robinson v. State, 936 So.2d 1164, 1166 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). An element of both of the charges for which defendant was convicted required the State to prove he knew or had reasonable cause to believe prostitution might occur. Section 796.05(1) states it shall be unlawful for any person “with reasonable belief or knowing another person is engaged in prostitution” to derive support from the earnings of such prostitution....

DAUKSCH, Judge. This is an appeal from an order dismissing a criminal information which purports to allege a violation of section 796.05(1), Florida Statutes (1987)....

...a misdemeanor. Additionally, two of the appellees were charged with violations of section 796.07(2)(d), Florida Statutes (1991) (directing or transporting for the purpose of prostitution), a misdemeanor. Rivers was also charged with one violation of section 796.05, Florida Statutes (1991) (deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution), a third degree felony....