OLOFSON v. STATE

Nos. 85-1459, 85-1460.

483 So.2d 468 (1986)

Carl OLOFSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Carl OLOFSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing and/or Certification Denied March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Ellen Morris, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for Olofson.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Penny H. Brill, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for State of Fla.


PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD, J., concur.

HURLEY, J., dissents with opinion.

HURLEY, Judge, dissenting.

The trial court departed downward from the guidelines' presumptive sentence with this justification: "Recommended sentence of HRS is felt to be adequate." This is simply not a "clear and convincing" reason to justify departure. See Rule 3.701(b)(6), Fla.R.Crim.P.; see also Santiago v. State,

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