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JOHNSON v. STATE

No. BK-186.

508 So.2d 443 (1987)

Brenda JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Whitney Strickland, Jr., Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on appeal from a guideline departure sentence imposed pursuant to a plea of nolo contendere on a charge of manslaughter. We affirm.

Two of the four reasons for departure are valid. Restated, those reasons are: (1) excessive use of force, and (2) abdication of a position of trust. See Mincey v. State, 460 So.2d 396 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), and Ross v. State, 478...

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