STATE v. COOK

No. 89-01868.

571 So.2d 22 (1990)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Mychel Marie COOK, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Anne Y. Swing, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Keven Briggs, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.


HALL, Judge.

The state appeals from the downward departure sentence imposed upon Mychel Marie Cook for four counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of grand theft. It argues that the trial court failed to provide written reasons for departure. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

The appellee's guidelines score fell into the range calling for 27 to 40 years' incarceration in state prison because of the appellee's extensive prior record. At...

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