Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Clarence L. JORDAN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-08-30
Citations: 678 So. 2d 526
Docket Number: No. 95-2732
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Clarence L. JORDAN, Appellee.
Judges: W. SHARP and GOSHORN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 678
Pages: 526–527

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Clarence L. JORDAN, Appellee.
No. 95-2732.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Aug. 30, 1996.
Robert A. Butteiworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and E. Paul Stanley, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and M.A. Lucas, Assistant Public Defender, Day-tona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
COBB, Judge.
Upon violation of probation by Jordan, the trial court entered a downward departure sentence without setting forth any written reasons for such departure. This is improper, and is so acknowledged by the appellee's brief. See State v. Weaver, 662 So.2d 1019 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); State v. Williams, 652 So.2d 517 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.701(d)(ll). Moreover, the oral reasons expressed by the trial court for the downward departure are insufficient.
REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR SENTENCING WITHIN THE GUIDELINES.
W. SHARP and GOSHORN, JJ., concur.