Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Chester T. BYERS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-05-19
Citations: 545 So. 2d 931
Docket Number: Nos. 88-02488 to 88-02492 and 88-02494 to 88-02496
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Chester T. BYERS, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., and LEHAN and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 545
Pages: 931–932

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Chester T. BYERS, Appellee.
Nos. 88-02488 to 88-02492 and 88-02494 to 88-02496.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 19, 1989.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.

Opinion:
ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
PER CURIAM.
In these eight appeals, which the court has consolidated on its own motion, the state challenges the trial court's downward departure from the sentencing guidelines. Because the notices of appeal were filed more than fifteen days after the judgments and sentences were rendered, we dismiss the appeals as untimely filed. See State v. Hieber, 541 So.2d 1208 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988); State v. Ealy, 533 So.2d 1173 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988). As in Hieber and Ealy, we acknowl edge that our decision is in conflict with State v. Williams, 463 So.2d 525 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).
RYDER, A.C.J., and LEHAN and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.