Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Geronimo MENDEZ, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-01-29
Citations: 835 So. 2d 375
Docket Number: No. 3D02-1440
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Geronimo MENDEZ, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 835
Pages: 375–375

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Geronimo MENDEZ, Appellee.
No. 3D02-1440.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 29, 2003.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General and Steven R. Parrish, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robert Godfrey, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The downward departure sentence entered on the basis of a plea agreement with the trial court alone without the concurrence and over the objection of the state is vacated. State v. Paulk, 813 So.2d 152 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002), review denied, 832 So.2d 105 (Fla.2002); State v. Perez, 802 So.2d 1167 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001), review denied, 823 So.2d 125 (Fla.2002); State v. Johnson, 796 So.2d 1213 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). The cause is remanded for resen-tencing or, at the option of the defendant, withdrawal of the plea and further proceedings consistent therewith.
. We do not agree that the objection was not sufficiently asserted below.