Case Name: Louis MATIRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-09-16
Citations: 520 So. 2d 292
Docket Number: No. 4-86-1361
Parties: Louis MATIRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GLICKSTEIN and GUNTHER, JJ., and LUZZO, JOHN T., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 520
Pages: 292–292

Head Matter:
Louis MATIRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4-86-1361.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 16, 1987.
Upon Motion for Rehearing March 2, 1988.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Anthony Calvello, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Diane E. Leeds, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the conviction. However, the state admits that in light of the holding in Whitehead v. State, 498 So.2d 863 (Fla.1986), decided subsequent to the sentencing proceedings below, a habitual offender status is not an adequate reason to depart from the sentencing guidelines. Therefore, the trial judge erred in departing from the guidelines on the basis of finding the defendant a habitual offender. Accordingly, we remand for sentencing within the guidelines range.
GLICKSTEIN and GUNTHER, JJ., and LUZZO, JOHN T., Associate Judge, concur.