Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Donna BRYANT, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-07-28
Citations: 658 So. 2d 652
Docket Number: No. 94-04253
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Donna BRYANT, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and BLUE and LAZZARA, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 658
Pages: 652–652

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Donna BRYANT, Appellee.
No. 94-04253.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
July 28, 1995.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Erica M. Raffael, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Wayne S. Melnick, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state appeals the trial court's downward departure sentence of probation imposed upon the appellee, Donna Bryant, after her plea of guilty. It argues, and she concedes, that the supreme court's holding in Pope v. State, 561 So.2d 554 (Fla.1990), requires us to reverse and remand for resen-tencing within the guidelines because the trial court failed to provide written reasons to support the departure. It is clear from this record, however, that appellee changed her plea in exchange for the departure sentence she received. Accordingly, on remand, the trial court must give appellee the opportunity to withdraw her plea. See State v. Preston, 622 So.2d 169 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). Otherwise, the trial court must sentence her within the guidelines.
Reversed and remanded with directions.
CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and BLUE and LAZZARA, JJ., concur.