Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Theodis Hardnett WHITE, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-07-02
Citations: 745 So. 2d 329
Docket Number: No. 96-0796
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Theodis Hardnett WHITE, Appellee.
Judges: GUNTHER, FARMER and KLEIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 745
Pages: 329–329

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Theodis Hardnett WHITE, Appellee.
No. 96-0796.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 2, 1997.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for Appellant.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Susan D. Cline, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
ON SUA SPONTE MOTION TO CERTIFY QUESTION
PER CURIAM.
Because the sentencing issue decided in this case is identical to that decided by the First District in State v. Pease, 669 So.2d 314 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996), rev. granted, 676 So.2d 1369 (Fla.1996), which is now pending in the supreme court, on our own motion, we hereby certify to the supreme court the same question set forth in Pease, namely:
May a downward departure sentence be affirmed where the trial court orally pronounced valid reasons for departure at the time of sentencing, but inadvertently failed to enter contemporaneous written reasons?
GUNTHER, FARMER and KLEIN, JJ., concur.