VAN BUREN v. STATE

No. 86-2255.

500 So.2d 732 (1987)

Kent A. VAN BUREN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Jagger, Public Defender and Madelyn M. Skene, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

Kent Van Buren petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to review an appellate decision of the circuit court affirming his conviction and jail sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol. Because we believe that the circuit court's opinion represents a departure from the essential requirements of law, we grant the petition.

On December 2, 1985, Van Buren entered a plea of no contest to the DUI charge. Although Van Buren had a...

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