Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Leon McCLUSTER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-03-29
Citations: 525 So. 2d 434
Docket Number: No. 87-56
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Leon McCLUSTER, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 525
Pages: 434–434

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Leon McCLUSTER, Appellee.
No. 87-56.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
March 29, 1988.
On Rehearing May 24, 1988.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Mark S. Dunn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Beth C. Weitzner, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The State of Florida has appealed from the sentence imposed upon the defendant herein, alleging the trial court erred in departing downward from the sentencing guidelines based upon the quantity of drugs in the defendant's possession at the time of the offense. The Supreme Court recently held in the case of Atwaters v. State, 519 So.2d 611 (Fla.1988), that the quantity of drugs may not be utilized as a proper reason to support departure from the sentencing guidelines. Therefore, we reverse the order appealed on the authority of Atwaters v. State, supra, and remand this cause to the trial court for resentenc-ing.
Reversed and remanded.