STATE v. ALVAREZ

No. 97-2635.

709 So.2d 194 (1998)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Alexis Manuel ALVAREZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Terri Leon-Benner, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Craig J. Trocino, Assistant Public Defender, Miami, for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, the State of Florida, appeals a downward departure sentence. We reverse, because the trial court failed to provide either written or oral reasons justifying the departure sentence.

Appellee, Alexis Manuel Alvarez (the "defendant"), charged with the burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and criminal mischief, pleaded no contest and accepted a court offer of one year probation with the special condition of successfully completing a court...

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