Opinion
No. 85-1311.
March 12, 1986.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County, Leroy H. Moe, J.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Amy L. Diem, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
The defendant was found guilty of his first felony offense and was sentenced by the trial court without consideration of a presentence report as required by the mandatory language of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.710. DeOca v. State, 326 So.2d 453 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). Therefore, the sentence is quashed and the cause remanded with directions to conduct a presentence investigation and to resentence the defendant.
HERSEY, C.J., and DOWNEY, J., concur.