Case Name: Michael R. MURPHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-05-23
Citations: 694 So. 2d 835
Docket Number: No. 96-00310
Parties: Michael R. MURPHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DANAHY, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER and FULMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 694
Pages: 835–835

Head Matter:
Michael R. MURPHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 96-00310.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 23, 1997.
James P. Harris, Jr., of Law Office of Steve Pincket, Lakeland, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Angela D. MeCravy, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURLAM.
Michael R. Murphy appeals his convictions and sentences for murder and grand theft. We affirm the convictions without discussion, but reverse and remand for resentencing.
Although the trial court orally stated its reason for exceeding the guidelines on the grand theft count, that reason was never reduced to writing and signed by the judge as required by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.702(d)(18). See Pope v. State, 561 So.2d 554 (Fla.1990); Wilcox v. State, 664 So.2d 55 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995). Therefore, we reverse the sentence and remand for resen-tencing within the guidelines.
We also strike the $300 attorney's fee without prejudice to the fees being assessed upon resentencing after the defendant is informed of his right to contest the amount. See Cherubin v. State, 682 So.2d 173 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996); Drinnon v. State, 598 So.2d 229 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992).
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for resentencing.
DANAHY, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER and FULMER, JJ., concur.