Case Name: Henry Monts DeOCA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1976-02-13
Citations: 326 So. 2d 453
Docket Number: No. 75-203
Parties: Henry Monts DeOCA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WALDEN, C. J., and MAGER and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 326
Pages: 453–453

Head Matter:
Henry Monts DeOCA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 75-203.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 13, 1976.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Bruce Zeidel, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert B. Breisblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A review of the proceedings below reveals that the learned trial judge failed to follow the provisions of Rule 3.710, FRCrP, which provides, in part, that no sentence shall be imposed upon a defendant found guilty of a first felony offense until a pre-sentence investigation and recommendation has been received and considered by the sentencing judge. Davenport v. State, Fla.App.1st, 1975, 317 So.2d 851; Buckles v. State, Fla.App.1st, 1975, 310 So.2d 748. Since the error was a defect in sentencing the judgment is affirmed, the sentence vacated and the cause is remanded with directions to conduct a pre-sen-tence investigation pursuant to Rule 3.710 followed by further proceedings consistent herewith.
WALDEN, C. J., and MAGER and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.