Case Name: William Joseph BENSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-06-30
Citations: 733 So. 2d 1161
Docket Number: No. 98-522
Parties: William Joseph BENSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, GODERICH, and FLETCHER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 733
Pages: 1161–1161

Head Matter:
William Joseph BENSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-522.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 30, 1999.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Roberta G. Mandel, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GERSTEN, GODERICH, and FLETCHER, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
William Joseph Benson appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence for two counts of lewd assault on a child under the age of sixteen. We conclude that the trial court properly found that the defendant voluntarily absented himself from the trial proceedings, see Capuzzo v. State, 596 So.2d 438 (Fla.1992); Daniels v. State, 587 So.2d 460 (Fla.1991); Dufour v. State, 495 So.2d 154, 161 (Fla.1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1101, 107 S.Ct. 1332, 94 L.Ed.2d 183 (1987), and affirm the judgment of conviction. Because the reasons given for the departure sentence are insufficient, however, we reverse and remand for resentenc-ing.