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State v. Frederick

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 24, 1988
525 So. 2d 491 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-2058.

May 24, 1988.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Martin Greenbaum, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

Before BASKIN, DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


The downward departure sentence in this case does not comply with section 921.001(6), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1986), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.701(b)(6) and 3.701(d)(11), or the applicable case law. See State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054 (Fla. 1985) (trial court must give written reasons for any guidelines departure); accord State v. Lemon, 517 So.2d 117 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). We, therefore, vacate and remand for the entry of an appropriate written order. In so doing, we direct the trial court's attention to State v. Taylor, 482 So.2d 578 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986) (defendant's compliance with court order not a proper basis for departing from sentencing guidelines).

Vacated and remanded with directions.


Summaries of

State v. Frederick

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 24, 1988
525 So. 2d 491 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

State v. Frederick

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. LEON FREDERICK, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: May 24, 1988

Citations

525 So. 2d 491 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

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