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The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Orestes HERNANDEZ, Appellee.
    No. 87-2303.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    May 24, 1988.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Richard L. Kaplan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
    Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.
    Before HUBBART, NESBITT and FERGUSON, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

The defendant confesses that the court’s downward departure from the sentencing guidelines without written reasons constitutes reversible error. State v. Lemon, 517 So.2d 117 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings accordingly.