PER CURIAM.
The state contends, and we agree, that the trial court erred in imposing a downward departure sentence without offering either oral or written reasons for its departure. See Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.701(d)(11). We, therefore, reverse and remand with directions to resentence the defendant within the guidelines or to impose a departure sentence accompanied by written reasons for the departure. State v. McDavid,
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