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STATE v. JONES

No. 90-01305.

579 So.2d 884 (1991)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Walter E. JONES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 24, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Brenda S. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the defendant's sentence because the trial court failed to provide written reasons for the downward departure. Although generally, no written reasons are required for a departure based upon a negotiated plea agreement, see Smith v. State, 529 So.2d 1106 (Fla. 1988); Long v. State, 540 So.2d 903 (Fla.2d DCA 1989), the state was not a party to the plea agreement...

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