Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Thomas GALLAGHER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-01-16
Citations: 573 So. 2d 164
Docket Number: No. 89-0125
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Thomas GALLAGHER, Appellee.
Judges: STONE, WARNER and POLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 573
Pages: 164–164

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Thomas GALLAGHER, Appellee.
No. 89-0125.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 16, 1991.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 13, 1991.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia G. Lampert and Michael H. Greenfield, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Kent Harrison Robbins, Miami Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the imposition of a sentence below the mandatory minimum for trafficking in marijuana in excess of one hundred but less than two thousand pounds. The state did not move to reduce the defendant's sentence pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 893.135. Without such a motion and a finding of substantial assistance, the trial court lacked the authority to impose the reduced sentence, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the state. E.g., State v. Senich, 543 So.2d 804 (Fla. 4th DCA), rev. denied, 551 So.2d 462 (1989); State v. Taylor, 411 So.2d 993 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982).
REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.
STONE, WARNER and POLEN, JJ., concur.