Case Name: William Thomas MILLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-02-05
Citations: 501 So. 2d 757
Docket Number: No. 86-969
Parties: William Thomas MILLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: UPCHURCH, C.J., and DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 501
Pages: 757–757

Head Matter:
William Thomas MILLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 86-969.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 5, 1987.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard B. Martell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Miller appeals his conviction of burglary of a dwelling with a battery and his sentence which resulted in a four-bracket departure beyond the presumptive sentence recommended by the guidelines. We affirm the conviction, but vacate the sentence.
The sole reason for the departure in this case was Miller's habitual offender status. This is no longer a valid reason to impose a departure sentence under the guidelines. Accordingly, we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
AFFIRM CONVICTION; VACATE SENTENCE AND REMAND FOR RE-SENTENCING.
UPCHURCH, C.J., and DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.
. § 810.02(2), Fla.Stat. (1985).
. FIa.R.Crim.P. 3.701.
. Whitehead v. State, 498 So.2d 863 (Fla.1986); Neeley v. State, 498 So.2d 690 (Fla. 5th DCA, 1986).