Case Name: Rico LAURENT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-05-12
Citations: 542 So. 2d 1067
Docket Number: No. 88-02100
Parties: Rico LAURENT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DANAHY and FRANK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 542
Pages: 1067–1067

Head Matter:
Rico LAURENT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-02100.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 12, 1989.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow and Andrea Steffan, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Michele Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.
Appellant raises two points, one of which has merit. The trial court stated two reasons for departing from the recommended guidelines sentence: the quantity of cocaine involved and the fact that defendant is a drug dealer. Appellant correctly asserts that both of those reasons are inherent components of a conviction for attempted trafficking in cocaine and are, therefore, invalid bases for departure. See Atwaters v. State, 519 So.2d 611 (Fla.1988); Alexander v. State, 513 So.2d 1117 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). Accordingly, although we affirm the conviction, we reverse and set aside the sentence imposed herein and remand for resentencing within the recommended guidelines range.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for resentencing..
DANAHY and FRANK, JJ., concur.