Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

668 So. 2d 1092

Docket No. 95-1153.

Bridgewater v. State

Cedric O. BRIDGEWATER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1996-03-05

Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently March 2007

6 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“for the merely clerical or ministerial function”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 701 So. 2d 359 - Cargle v. State

Relies on 662 So. 2d 1334 - Thomas v. State · 668 So. 2d 284 - Nation v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1996-03-05

View the full empirical analysis of this case →

¶1Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Jamie Spivey, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

¶2Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Jean-Jacques A. Darius, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4Bridgewater appeals a final judgment and sentence imposing adult sanctions on a juvenile. We reject appellant's position that the trial court was required to make specific written findings pursuant to section 39.059(7)(d), Fla.Stat. (Supp.1994), but agree that the trial court's order imposing adult sanctions must be in writing. Thomas v. State, 662 So.2d 1334 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). This case, therefore, must be remanded for entry of a written order. A written nunc pro tunc sentencing order will satisfy the requirements of the statute. Therefore, no new sentencing hearing is required, nor need the appellant be physically present in court for the merely clerical or ministerial function of entering a written order conforming to the oral pronouncement of the court. Nation v. State, 668 So.2d 284 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). We, therefore, vacate the sentence and remand for the trial court to issue a written order if it still wishes to impose sanctions.

¶5BOOTH, WOLF and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.

/668/so2d/1092 · .json · Public domain