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STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Chester T. BYERS, Appellee.
    Nos. 88-02488 to 88-02492 and 88-02494 to 88-02496.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
    May 19, 1989.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
    James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.
   ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS

PER CURIAM.

In these eight appeals, which the court has consolidated on its own motion, the state challenges the trial court’s downward departure from the sentencing guidelines. Because the notices of appeal were filed more than fifteen days after the judgments and sentences were rendered, we dismiss the appeals as untimely filed. See State v. Hieber, 541 So.2d 1208 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988); State v. Ealy, 533 So.2d 1173 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988). As in Hieber and Ealy, we acknowledge that our decision is in conflict with State v. Williams, 463 So.2d 525 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).

RYDER, A.C.J., and LEHAN and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.