Opinion
Nos. 4D16–2225 4D16–2226 4D16–2227 & 4D16–2228
12-13-2017
James HOUSEHOLDER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Stacey Kime, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Stacey Kime, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
Taylor, J.
Appellant, James Householder, challenges his sentences for arson, burglary, and criminal mischief. We find merit in appellant's claim that the trial court erred in failing to order a presentence investigation report (PSI) before sentencing him. Appellant was a first-time felony offender, and thus, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.710(a) required the trial court to order a PSI before imposing a sentence other than probation. See Albarracin v. State , 112 So.3d 574 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). Moreover, appellant did not waive the PSI. We therefore reverse appellant's sentences and remand with instructions for the trial court to order a PSI before re-sentencing appellant.
Reversed and Remanded.
Warner and Gross, JJ., concur.