Carder v. State, 642 So. 2d 742

PER CURIAM.

We review State v. Carder, 625 So.2d 966 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993), in which the court certified the following as a question of great public importance:

IS THE REVERSE SPLIT SENTENCE A DOWNWARD DEPARTURE FROM THE GUIDELINES WHICH REQUIRES WRITTEN JUSTIFICATIONS?

Id. at 967. We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(4) of the Florida Constitution.

We answered the identical question in Disbrow v. State, 642 So.2d 740 (Fla.1994), in the affirmative. Accordingly, we approve the decision below.

It is so ordered.

GRIMES, C.J., and OVERTON, SHAW, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., and McDONALD, Senior Justice, concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Carder v. State

Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida

Date Published: Sep 15, 1994

Citations: 642 So. 2d 742; 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 443; 1994 Fla. LEXIS 1415; 1994 WL 499365; No. 82668

Docket Number: No. 82668

Court Abbreviation: Fla.