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State v. Gavins

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 16, 1990
555 So. 2d 933 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-1490.

January 16, 1990.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Richard V. Margolius, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Patricia Ann Ash, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Bruce A. Rosenthal, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and LEVY, JJ.


As all parties to this appeal concede that the trial judge did not enter a written order setting forth the reasons for entering a sentence departing from the sentencing guidelines, we remand for entry of the required written order. Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)11; State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054, 1055 (Fla. 1985) ("We approve that part of the district court's decision directing a written order expressing reasons for departure. . . ."); accord State v. Oden, 478 So.2d 51 (Fla. 1985), aff'g 463 So.2d 313, 314 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). While the trial court's oral reasons might be supportable under Barbera v. State, 505 So.2d 413 (Fla. 1987), we decline to review the reasons for departure until a written order is entered.

overruled on other grounds, Wilkerson v. State, 513 So.2d 664 (Fla.), cert. granted and remanded, 482 U.S. 924, 107 S.Ct. 3206, 96 L.Ed.2d 693 (1987) (under Miller v. Florida 482 U.S. 423, 107 S.Ct. 2446, 96 L.Ed.2d 351 (1987)).

Remanded for entry of written reasons for departure.


Summaries of

State v. Gavins

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 16, 1990
555 So. 2d 933 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

State v. Gavins

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. ELDRICK GAVINS, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 16, 1990

Citations

555 So. 2d 933 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

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