STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT,
v.
CLARENCE L. JORDAN, APPELLEE

Fla. 5th DCA | 1996-08-30
No. 95-2732
W. SHARP and GOSHORN, JJ., concur.
678 So. 2d 526 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (1996) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
COBB, Judge.

COBB, Judge.

Upon violation of probation by Jordan, the trial court entered a downward departure sentence without setting forth any written reasons for such departure. This is improper, and is so acknowledged by the appellee’s brief. See State v. Weaver, 662 So. 2d 1019 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); State v. Williams, 652 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.701(d)(ll). Moreover, the oral reasons expressed by the trial court for the downward departure are insufficient.

REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR SENTENCING WITHIN THE GUIDELINES.

W. SHARP and GOSHORN, JJ., concur.


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