Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jose MOLINA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-06-16
Citations: 600 So. 2d 41
Docket Number: No. 91-2285
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jose MOLINA, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 600
Pages: 41–41

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jose MOLINA, Appellee.
No. 91-2285.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 16, 1992.
Rehearing Denied July 21, 1992.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Leslie Schreiber, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Carol J.Y. Wilson, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This case is controlled by State v. Alexander, 591 So.2d 1029 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991), where we held on similar facts that a finding by a trial judge that a defendant is "motivated to treatment" as a mentally disordered sex offender, unlike a strong motivation for rehabilitation, is an insufficient reason to support a downward departure from the guideline sentence.
Accordingly, we vacate the sentence entered and remand for further proceedings where the defendant shall be sentenced within the guidelines or be given an opportunity to withdraw his plea and go to trial.
Reversed and remanded.