STATE v. HENDERSON

No. 2D98-4010.

766 So.2d 389 (2000)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Stephen I. HENDERSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Erica M. Raffel, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

Steven Henderson, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Appellee, pro se.


DAVIS, Judge.

The State challenges Stephen I. Henderson's downward departure sentence. In its written order, the trial court provided two reasons for its departure: (1) Henderson entered a legitimate uncoerced plea bargain; and (2) Henderson provided substantial assistance to law enforcement. The State argues that neither reason is supported by the record. We agree. Accordingly, we vacate the sentence and remand to the trial...

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