Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ralph HALE, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-10-30
Citations: 682 So. 2d 613
Docket Number: No. 95-03803
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ralph HALE, Appellee.
Judges: ALTENBERND, A.C.J., and FULMER, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 682
Pages: 613–614

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ralph HALE, Appellee.
No. 95-03803.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Oct. 30, 1996.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia J. Hakes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Jeffrey M. Pearlman, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.

Opinion:
BLUE, Judge.
The State appeals the sentence imposed upon Ralph Hale, asserting that the trial court failed to follow the negotiated plea agreement. The State and Hale had entered into a plea agreement that called for a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines; however, the court did not impose the agreed upon sentence and instead imposed a different departure sentence. Because Hale's actual sentence was not the result of a legitimate plea bargain, the written departure reason is not supported by the record. Accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to either impose the sentence negotiated between Hall and the State or allow Hale to withdraw his plea.
Reversed and remanded.
ALTENBERND, A.C.J., and FULMER, J., concur.