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State v. Charles

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 7, 1989
537 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 88-1641.

February 7, 1989.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dade County; Alfonso C. Sepe, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Hollywood, and Yvette Rhodes Prescott, for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer and Thomas G. Murray, Miami, for appellee.

Before HUBBART, BASKIN and LEVY, JJ.


Appellant, the State of Florida, appealed a downward departure from the Sentencing Guidelines for which no reasons were enunciated by the court.

The appellee herein, through counsel, has filed a "Notice of Confession of Error" which is supported by the record.

Accordingly, the sentence imposed in this cause is hereby vacated with this cause being remanded for the trial court to either enter written reasons for the downward departure or to resentence the defendant within the Guidelines.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.


Summaries of

State v. Charles

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 7, 1989
537 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

State v. Charles

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. HARRY CHARLES, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Feb 7, 1989

Citations

537 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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