STATE v. YOUMANS

No. 88-2520.

546 So.2d 431 (1989)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Lorraine YOUMANS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This case involves an issue similar to that in State v. Williams, Case No. 88-2641, the decision in which is also being issued today. The state appeals from the trial court's downward sentence departure, using the amended guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing rather than those in effect at the time of the offense, without providing written reasons.

As in Williams, we reverse and remand. We recognize that unlike Williams,...

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