Case Name: Basil Obstein NELSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-01-09
Citations: 555 So. 2d 897
Docket Number: No. 89-744
Parties: Basil Obstein NELSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 555
Pages: 897–898

Head Matter:
Basil Obstein NELSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-744.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 9, 1990.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Harvey J. Sepler, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Mark S. Dunn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appel-lee.
Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
On appeal, Basil Nelson contends that the trial court erred in deviating from a written plea agreement he entered into with the state. Because the record shows that the court took no evidence at the sentencing hearing but instead relied upon representations of counsel, we vacate the sentence entered and remand for an evidentia-ry hearing and appropriate sentencing. "[Representations by counsel not made under oath and not subject to cross-examination, absent a stipulation, are not evidence." State v. T.A., 528 So.2d 974 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988) (citations omitted).
Sentence vacated; remanded with instructions.