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Cooper v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 5, 1990
569 So. 2d 527 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-2781.

November 14, 1990. Rehearing Denied December 5, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County; Robert W. Tyson, Jr., Judge.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Cherry Grant, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Miles Ferris, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


This is an appeal of a guidelines departure sentence imposed after revocation of probation. We reverse the sentence and remand for resentencing because the trial court failed to enter written reasons for departure at the time sentence was pronounced. Ree v. State, 565 So.2d 1329 (Fla. 1990). On remand, the trial court is directed to resentence appellant within the guidelines. See Pope v. State, 561 So.2d 554 (Fla. 1990).

REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.

DELL, WALDEN and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cooper v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Dec 5, 1990
569 So. 2d 527 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Cooper v. State

Case Details

Full title:JAMES A. COOPER, A/K/A JERRY NEWTON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Dec 5, 1990

Citations

569 So. 2d 527 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)