Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Stacy O. KENT, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-12-18
Citations: 723 So. 2d 351
Docket Number: No. 98-01536
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Stacy O. KENT, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, AC.J., and NORTHCUTT, J., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 723
Pages: 351–351

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Stacy O. KENT, Appellee.
No. 98-01536.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 18, 1998.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Erica M. Raffel, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Assistant Public Defender, Clearwater, for Appellee.

Opinion:
BLUE, Judge.
The State appeals a downward departure sentence. We agree that the trial court's reasons for departure are neither valid nor supported by the record. Accordingly, we reverse. Because Stacy 0. Kent's sentence was based on a plea agreement with the trial court, on remand Kent must be given the opportunity to withdraw her plea. If Kent does not withdraw her plea, the trial court shall impose a guidelines sentence. See State v. Moore, 702 So.2d 604 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997).
Reversed and remanded for resentencing.
CAMPBELL, AC.J., and NORTHCUTT, J., Concur.