Case Name: Darrell Wayne DEER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-12-19
Citations: 479 So. 2d 323
Docket Number: No. 84-995
Parties: Darrell Wayne DEER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: COBB, C.J., and COWART, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 479
Pages: 323–323

Head Matter:
Darrell Wayne DEER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 84-995.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Dec. 19, 1985.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Christopher S. Quarles, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary W. Tinsley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
DAUKSCH, Judge.
This case is before us for a review of the departure sentence. In Deer v. State, 476 So.2d 163 (Fla.1985), our supreme court held "that the case must be remanded to the appellate court for a determination of whether the trial judge imposed an excessive departure."
Based upon the record and briefs before us we find no basis upon which to alter the sentence. However, because the supreme court ruled a reason for the departure to be invalid we deem it just and proper to remand the case to the trial court for the initial determination as to whether to depart and, if so to what extent. In accordance with Hendrix v. State, 455 So.2d 449 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), the supreme court ruled that a prior record of convictions could not be used as a basis for departure. The sentence is vacated and this cause remanded for resentencing within the sound discretion of the trial court.
SENTENCE VACATED, REMANDED.
COBB, C.J., and COWART, J., concur.