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State v. Nattress

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jul 18, 2008
985 So. 2d 1233 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

Nos. 5D07-3834, 5D07-3835.

July 18, 2008.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Bob Wattles, Judge.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Leonard R. Ross, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


In this consolidated appeal, the State challenges the downward departure sentences imposed upon Appellee for possession of cocaine and grand theft. Appellee offers no argument, and the trial court provided no legal basis, for the departure sentence on the cocaine possession conviction. As for the grand theft conviction, the trial court departed on the basis that the need for restitution outweighs the need for incarceration. The only evidence before the court on this issue was a stipulation that the amount of restitution was $1300.00. This evidence was insufficient standing alone to support this finding. State v. Owens, 848 So.2d 1199, 1202 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). Accordingly, we reverse the sentences and remand for imposition of a guideline sentence.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

PALMER, C.J., TORPY and EVANDER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Nattress

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jul 18, 2008
985 So. 2d 1233 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)
Case details for

State v. Nattress

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Kimbly Junior NATTRESS, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jul 18, 2008

Citations

985 So. 2d 1233 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)