Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ronnie Lee NORTHCUTT, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-12-28
Citations: 571 So. 2d 585
Docket Number: Nos. 90-0786, 90-0787
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ronnie Lee NORTHCUTT, Appellee.
Judges: DELL, STONE and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 571
Pages: 585–585

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ronnie Lee NORTHCUTT, Appellee.
Nos. 90-0786, 90-0787.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec. 28, 1990.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Marcy K. Allen, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state appeals a downward departure sentence entered without providing written reasons therefor. We reverse based on Ree v. State, 565 So.2d 1329 (Fla.1990). Upon remand, the court must resentence appellant with no possibility for departure from the guidelines. Pope v. State, 561 So.2d 554 (Fla.1990). However, recognizing that there remains a question of whether Pope has retroactive application, see State v. Smith, 15 F.L.W. 1520 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990), we certify the same question as in Smith:
Should Pope v. State be applied retroactively to sentences imposed prior to April 26, 1990?
DELL, STONE and WARNER, JJ., concur.