Phelps v. State, 583 So. 2d 1120

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This appeal involves a sentencing guidelines issue. Appellant was convicted ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍of grand theft, and received a split sentence of two and one-half years incarceration followed by two years community control. Appellant’s sentencing ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍guidelines score-sheet reflected a permitted range of community control or one to four and one-half years incarceration. This combination of incarceration and community control ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍constitutes a departure from the guidelines. See State v. VanKooten, 522 So.2d 830 (Fla. 1988); Burgess v. State, 569 So.2d 829 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990); Harris v. State, 564 So.2d ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍283 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990). Because the record contains no written departure reasons, the sentence must be reversed and the case remanded for ‍​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍resentencing.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED; SENTENCE REVERSED and REMANDED.

W. SHARP and DIAMANTIS, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Phelps v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Aug 22, 1991

Citations: 583 So. 2d 1120; 1991 WL 159150; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 8522; No. 90-2248

Docket Number: No. 90-2248

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.