SOPHINA WEBB
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court's decision to impose a departure sentence is a judgment call within the sound discretion of the court and will be sustained on review absent an abuse of discretion.
[1] A trial court's imposition of a departure sentence is a discretionary judgment that will be sustained on appeal absent an abuse of discretion.
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The court cited Banks v. State, 732 So. 2d 1065, 1068 (Fla. 1999) for the standard of review applicable to departure sentences.
Sophina Webb was convicted and sentenced by the trial court. Webb appealed the sentencing decision to the District Court of Appeal.…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
SOPHINA WEBB, Appellant,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
No. 1D2025-2457
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County.
J. Lee Marsh, Judge.
April 22, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Banks v. State, 732 So. 2d 1065, 1068 (Fla. 1999) (holding that whether a trial court should impose a departure sentence “is a judgment call within the sound discretion of the court and will be sustained on review absent an abuse of discretion").
BILBREY, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.