Case Name: Gustavo MENCHACA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-04-29
Citations: 636 So. 2d 178
Docket Number: No. 92-02462
Parties: Gustavo MENCHACA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PATTERSON and BLUE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 636
Pages: 178–178

Head Matter:
Gustavo MENCHACA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 92-02462.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 29, 1994.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Karen K. Purdy, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Erica M. Raffel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
FRANK, Chief Judge.
Gustavo Menehaca was seventeen years old when he and several other young men forcefully invaded a home and terrorized the residents. He was charged with and convicted of armed burglary of a dwelling, two counts of robbery, grand theft of a firearm, and grand theft of a motor vehicle. Mencha-ca now challenges his sentence, contending that the trial court erred by failing to make written findings concerning the propriety of adult sanctions. We agree and remand for resentencing.
The trial court was bound to consider each of the criteria in section 39.059(7)(c), Florida Statutes, and to provide written reasons for the decision to impose adult sanctions contemporaneous with the sentencing. Troutman v. State, 630 So.2d 528 (Fla.1993). On remand, the court may impose adult sanctions after strict application of the statutory criteria and the reduction of his findings to writing. Troutman.
Reversed and remanded for resentencing.
PATTERSON and BLUE, JJ., concur.