Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Todd Russell BAUMGARDNER, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-07-03
Citations: 587 So. 2d 1147
Docket Number: No. 90-3337
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Todd Russell BAUMGARDNER, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY, GUNTHER and POLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 587
Pages: 1147–1148

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Todd Russell BAUMGARDNER, Appellee.
No. 90-3337.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 3, 1991.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 4, 1991.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Jacqueline Saltiel, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse on the authority of State v. Baxter, 581 So.2d 937 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). In Baxter, we held that a trial judge cannot rely upon section 397.12, Florida Statutes, to downward depart from a mandatory minimum sentence even with valid reasons for departure. Therefore, upon remand the trial judge shall sentence appellee to the mandatory minimum sentence.
REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS FOR RESENTENCING.
DOWNEY, GUNTHER and POLEN, JJ., concur.