FRANKS v. STATE

No. 86-1080.

502 So.2d 1369 (1987)

Desmond H. FRANKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and D.P. Chanco, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James A. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


DANAHY, Chief Judge.

Appellant Franks appeals his judgment of guilt and sentence for the crime of possession of contraband in a county detention facility. He contends that written reasons given by the trial court to justify a departure from the presumptive guidelines range were invalid. We agree in part and reverse the sentence for reconsideration by the court.

Appellant was an inmate of the county jail when he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of contraband...

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