State v. Johnson

Full title: THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. CARL JOHNSON, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 22, 1988

533 So. 2d 939 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 88-1500.

November 22, 1988.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Harold Solomon, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joni Braunstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Friend Fleck and Geoffrey C. Fleck, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

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

PER CURIAM.

Because the trial court erred in departing downward from sentencing guidelines without providing written reasons, we vacate the sentence and remand with instructions to the trial court to provide written reasons. State v. McDavid, 532 So.2d 1125 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); State v. Adams, 528 So.2d 548 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); State v. Frederick, 525 So.2d 491 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

VACATED AND REMANDED.