Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jorge L. VALDES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-07-31
Citations: 677 So. 2d 107
Docket Number: No. 96-162
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jorge L. VALDES, Appellee.
Judges: Before GODERICH, GREEN and FLETCHER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 677
Pages: 107–108

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Jorge L. VALDES, Appellee.
No. 96-162.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 31, 1996.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Linda S. Katz, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Harvey J. Sepler, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.
Before GODERICH, GREEN and FLETCHER, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because the State failed to make a contemporaneous objection on' the basis that the evidence presented at the sentencing hearing was insufficient under the Barbera Mlerrin rule, the State did not preserve the issue for appellate review. State v. Rodriguez, 673 So.2d 187 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). Accordingly, the downward departure sentence imposed by the trial court is affirmed.
Affirmed.
. Barbera v. State, 505 So.2d 413 (Fla.1987).
. Herrin v. State, 568 So.2d 920 (Fla.1990).