546 So. 2d 1181
546 So.2d 1181
14 Fla.L.Weekly 1842
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 3, 1989
District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1989-08-03
Relies on 510 So. 2d 296 - Sanders v. State · 489 So. 2d 1225 - Montgomery v. State · 496 So. 2d 1007 - State v. D'ALEXANDER
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Decided 1989-08-03
Cited by 9 later decisions — most recently December 2008
9 state decisions
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¶1This is an appeal from a guidelines departure sentence.
¶2The trial judge departed downwards from the recommended guidelines sentence and gave two reasons: “no prior record” and “recommendation of probation office.” Neither reason is a valid reason for departure. Sanders v. State, 510 So.2d 296 (Fla. 1987); State v. D’Alexander, 496 So.2d 1007 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986); Montgomery v. State, 489 So.2d 1225 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).
¶3SENTENCE VACATED; REMANDED.