Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Hector TORRES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-07-19
Citations: 528 So. 2d 133
Docket Number: Nos. 87-3118 to 87-3120 and 87-3126
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Hector TORRES, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 528
Pages: 133–133

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Hector TORRES, Appellee.
Nos. 87-3118 to 87-3120 and 87-3126.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 19, 1988.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Debora J. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Ernesto Medina, Miami, for appellant.
Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The State of Florida appeals the trial court's downward departure from the sentencing guidelines in sentences imposed concurrently in four consolidated cases. We reverse.
The trial court failed to provide a contemporaneous written statement setting forth the reasons for the guidelines departure. State v. Oden, 478 So.2d 51 (Fla.1985), appeal after remand, 502 So.2d 64 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987); State v. Williams, 515 So.2d 1051 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); Ree v. State, 512 So.2d 1085 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987); Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)(11). Pursuant to State v. Thomas, 516 So.2d 1058 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987), the defendant should be given an opportunity to withdraw his plea.
Reversed.