Case Name: Rondricka Roshan NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-05-23
Citations: 579 So. 2d 408
Docket Number: No. 90-1800
Parties: Rondricka Roshan NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HARRIS and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 579
Pages: 408–408

Head Matter:
Rondricka Roshan NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-1800.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
May 23, 1991.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Noel Pellella, Asst. Public Defender, Day-tona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Belle B. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
COBB, Judge.
Nelson's conviction is affirmed. However, an improper departure sentence was imposed. Nelson was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in county jail followed by two years of community control. The trial court may sentence a defendant to a term in county jail as a condition of community control, but not county jail as a precursor of community control. State v. Van-Kooten, 522 So.2d 830 (Fla.1988). The sentence is reversed and remanded to the lower court to consider whether departure is appropriate, and, if so, to provide proper written reasons for the departure.
AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED.
HARRIS and PETERSON, JJ., concur.