Case Name: Phillip Lee MOULTRIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-04-17
Citations: 488 So. 2d 558
Docket Number: No. 85-968
Parties: Phillip Lee MOULTRIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ORFINGER, J., and SCHWARTZ, A., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 488
Pages: 558–559

Head Matter:
Phillip Lee MOULTRIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-968.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
April 17, 1986.
Rehearing Denied May 22, 1986.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael L. O’Neill, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Margene A. Roper, Asst. Atty. Gen., Day-tona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
COWART, Judge.
This is another sentencing guideline case. The departure sentence in this case was based on the adjudication of the defendant as an habitual felony offender under section 775.084, Florida Statutes. While the adjudication of habitual felony offender status was sufficient under that statute, it was not based on reasons which, independent of the defendant's criminal record, justified a departure sentence. Therefore the departure sentence is, indirectly and in substance, inconsistent with Hendrix v. State, 475 So.2d 1218 (Fla. 1985), which disapproves a departure sentence based on the defendant's criminal record which has been factored into the recommended guideline sentence. See Vicknair v. State, 483 So.2d 896 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). In addition, the mere reference to "habitual offender" on the guideline scoresheet does not comply with State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054 (Fla.1985), which requires a written statement of reasons for departure.
CONVICTION AFFIRMED; SENTENCE VACATED, CAUSE REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.
ORFINGER, J., and SCHWARTZ, A., Associate Judge, concur.