STATE v. HUNTER

No. 92-0734.

606 So.2d 499 (1992)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ronald HUNTER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James J. Carney, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We affirm. The record in this case explicitly demonstrates that the trial court deviated from the guidelines on the authority of Barbera v. State, 505 So.2d 413 (Fla. 1987), a case in which the Florida Supreme Court approved drug addiction as a proper ground for deviating from the sentencing guidelines. In fact, the transcript of the change of plea hearing reflects that the state was the party that suggested the...

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