Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Sam RICHARDSON, Jr., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-01-18
Citations: 536 So. 2d 1193
Docket Number: No. 88-0497
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Sam RICHARDSON, Jr., Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 536
Pages: 1193–1193

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Sam RICHARDSON, Jr., Appellee.
No. 88-0497.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 18, 1989.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state challenges the sentence imposed upon appellee pursuant to a plea bargain. The sentence, which constituted a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines, was not accompanied by written reasons for the departure. We reverse, following State v. Johnson, 512 So.2d 1116 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987), and remand to permit the trial court to provide written reasons for the departure, State v. Chaney, 514 So.2d 436 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987), or, in the alternative, to permit appellee to withdraw his plea. See State v. Sims, 530 So.2d 1089 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988); Chaney, 514 So.2d at 436.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.