Brown v. State, 483 So. 2d 857

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the departure sentence imposed ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍herein for the reason that the record in this case does not support the ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍trial court’s finding that the defendant was engaged in an “escalating pattern of ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍criminal behavior.” The sentence is vacated and the case is remanded for resentencing ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍in accordance with the guidelines, absent clear and convincing reasons for departure.

SENTENCE VACATED. REMANDED.

COBB, ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍C.J., and ORFINGER and CO-WART, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Brown v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Feb 27, 1986

Citations: 483 So. 2d 857; 11 Fla. L. Weekly 521; 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6600; No. 85-919

Docket Number: No. 85-919

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.