Case Name: Edward Keith BRYANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-10-22
Citations: 513 So. 2d 1362
Docket Number: No. 86-2221
Parties: Edward Keith BRYANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: COWART, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 513
Pages: 1362–1363

Head Matter:
Edward Keith BRYANT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 86-2221.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Oct. 22, 1987.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Belle B. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
DAUKSCH, Judge.
This is an appeal from a sentence where the trial judge departed from the recommended guideline sentence. Because appellant was guilty of violating his probation the judge could lawfully depart one cell upwards without giving any additional reason for departure. Boldes v. State, 475 So.2d 1356 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). However, it was error to depart beyond one-cell upwards for the sole reason that appellant would serve no prison time unless the greater departure was imposed. Williams v. State, 492 So.2d 1308 (Fla.1986). The appellant was originally sentenced to prison and consecutive community control for his crime. After serving the prison portion of the sentence he was under community control and violated its conditions. At sentencing the judge was concerned that no real punishment would result for the violation if only a one-cell departure was permitted because the appellant received credit for the time served under the first portion of the sentence. While we agree an ano malous situation is created when one cannot he imprisoned for a probation violation, such is the law. So, we must vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
SENTENCE VACATED.
COWART, J., concurs.
UPCHURCH, C.J., dissents with opinion.