State v. Ahua

Jan 24, 2007
3D05-2768
Reporters:
,
Before:
Gersten, Fletcher, Schwartz (per curiam)

PER CURIAM.

In ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍accordance with the court‘s self-initiated plea bargain and over the state‘s specific objection, the trial judge accepted a plea of guilty in exchange for a sentence of 364 days in the county jail, notwithstanding ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍that the defendant was a habitual offender and scored no less than 31.8 months on the guidelines scoresheet. Because there was no reason, valid or otherwise, proffered for the downward departure, the sentence is ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍reversed and the cause is remanded for resentencing within the guidelines or to permit the defendant to withdraw his plea. See § 921.002(1)(f), Fla. Stat. (2004); State v. Rinkins, 646 So.2d 727 (Fla.1994); State v. Bryant, 882 So.2d 401 (Fla. ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍3d DCA 2004); State v. Paulk, 813 So.2d 152 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002), review denied, 832 So.2d 105 (Fla.2002).

Reversed and remanded.