Case Name: Stephen CLOUTIER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2006-06-14
Citations: 930 So. 2d 841
Docket Number: No. 3D04-3156
Parties: Stephen CLOUTIER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, GREEN, and WELLS, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 930
Pages: 841–842

Head Matter:
Stephen CLOUTIER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D04-3156.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 14, 2006.
Maury Halperin, for appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and William J. Selinger, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GERSTEN, GREEN, and WELLS, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Stephen Cloutier ("Cloutier"), appeals his conviction and sentence for felony battery. We affirm the conviction, but reverse Cloutier's sentence.
The trial judge erred in sentencing Cloutier without first obtaining and considering a presentence investigation report. As a first-time felony offender, Cloutier is entitled to a presentence investigation report before sentencing. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.710; see also Gibson v. State, 817 So.2d 1084 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). Therefore, we remand for resentencing and direct the trial court to order and consider a presentence investigation report.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.