Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Maurice McGRIFF, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-05-20
Citations: 507 So. 2d 741
Docket Number: No. 86-667
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Maurice McGRIFF, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER and HALL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 507
Pages: 741–742

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Maurice McGRIFF, Appellee.
No. 86-667.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 20, 1987.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary 0. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state appeals the sentence the trial court imposed on defendant, Maurice McGriff. We reverse and remand for re-sentencing.
The defendant pled guilty to charges of possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. The scoresheet prepared for sentencing defendant on these charges reflected a presumptive guidelines sentence of community control or twelve to thirty months incarceration. The trial court withheld adjudication of guilt and placed defendant on five years probation. The trial court, however, failed to provide written reasons for its downward departure. We, therefore, must reverse defendant's sen tence and remand for resentencing. At resentencing, the trial court should sentence the defendant within the guidelines or provide written reasons for its departure as required by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.701(d)(11). See State v. Boyn-ton, 478 So.2d 351 (Fla.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 1232, 89 L.Ed.2d 341 (1986).
Reversed and remanded.
RYDER, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER and HALL, JJ., concur.