Case Name: John MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-03-08
Citations: 557 So. 2d 938
Docket Number: No. 89-2204
Parties: John MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PETERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 557
Pages: 938–939

Head Matter:
John MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-2204.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 8, 1990.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Daniel J. Schafer, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Bonnie Jean Parrish, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
HARRIS, Judge.
John Matthews appeals his departure sentence after having been found guilty of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on June 10, 1989. His scoresheet reflects a recommended sentence of "any non-state prison sanction". The trial judge, without any written reasons for departure, sentenced him to 30 months in prison. We reverse.
Although the trial judge, pursuant to Section 921.001(5) Florida Statutes (1988), could have sentenced him to community control or up to 22 months in prison, the sentence imposed is not permitted.
REVERSED and REMANDED for appropriate sentencing.
PETERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.