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MESSAM v. STATE

No. 93-1913.

640 So.2d 162 (1994)

Joseph MESSAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 29, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Lyle Hitchens, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robin Compton Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

W. SHARP, Judge.

We affirm Messam's convictions, but vacate the sentences he received as an adult. The trial judge entered a written order which explained in a conclusory way, why the judge thought Messam should be sentenced as an adult, rather than as a juvenile. The order is a printed form, on which the judge has penned his initials and made checkmarks in some blanks. The judge made no individualized findings relating to Messam, these crimes, or Messam's prior record...

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