State v. Lawler, 531 So. 2d 752

PER CURIAM.

In this criminal prosecution the trial court ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‍made a downward departure from the recommended sentencing guideline range without assigning written legal rea*753sons therefor. ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‍This was error. Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.701(d)(ll). State v. Nichols, (Fla. 4th DCA 1988); State v. Matthews, 522 So.2d 1026 (Fla. ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‍2d DCA 1988); State v. Johnson, 512 So.2d 1116 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

We reverse and remand with instructions ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‍to either sentence within the recommended guidelines range, or, to provide written reasons for any departure ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‍therefrom.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

ANSTEAD, LETTS and WALDEN, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Lawler

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Oct 12, 1988

Citations: 531 So. 2d 752; 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2316; 1988 WL 103935; 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4472; No. 88-0602

Docket Number: No. 88-0602

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.