Case Name: Christopher MAROTTO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-06-05
Citations: 674 So. 2d 215
Docket Number: No. 95-3174
Parties: Christopher MAROTTO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: KLEIN, PARIENTE and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 674
Pages: 215–215

Head Matter:
Christopher MAROTTO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 95-3174.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 5, 1996.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Paul E. Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Aubin Wade Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After pleading guilty to strong-arm robbery, appellant, a juvenile, was sentenced to ninety days in jail, two years community control, and two years probation. The court did not give written reasons in this nonstate prison sentence. We agree, for the reasons expressed in Simmons v. State, 668 So.2d 654 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996), that this is a departure sentence requiring written reasons under State v. Davis, 630 So.2d 1059 (Fla.1994).
In reversing, the Simmons court certified the question, explaining:
We recognize, however, that the language in Davis, supra, involving "any nonstate sanction" is not used in the 1994 guidelines. The 1994 guidelines provide that "if the total sentence points are less than or equal to 40, the recommended sentence shall not be prison ." § 921.0014(1), Fla.Stat. (1993) We therefore, certify the following question:
IS THE RULE IN DAVIS V. STATE, 630 So.2d 1059 (Fla.1994), REQUIRING WRITTEN REASONS FOR DEPARTURE WHEN COMBINING NONSTATE PRISON SANCTIONS, APPLICABLE UNDER THE 1994 SENTENCING GUIDELINES?
Simmons, 668 So.2d at 656.
We reverse and certify the same question.
KLEIN, PARIENTE and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.