State v. Barber

Full title: THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. JAMES ANTHONY BARBER, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 8, 1988

533 So. 2d 890 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

Nos. 87-2971, 87-3007.

November 8, 1988.

Appeals from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Arthur I. Snyder, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Yvette Rhodes Prescott, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Thomas G. Murray, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Before BASKIN, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse. The trial court failed to provide a contemporaneous written statement setting forth the reasons for the guidelines departure. State v. Oden, 478 So.2d 51 (Fla. 1985), appeal after remand, 502 So.2d 64 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987); State v. Williams, 515 So.2d 1051 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); Ree v. State, 512 So.2d 1085 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987); Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)(11). The defendant should be given an opportunity to withdraw his plea. Williams.

REVERSED.