STEVENSON, J.
The State of Florida has timely appealed a downward departure sentence imposed upon Robert Steven Schillaci, contending that the reason cited for departure—the need for payment of restitution to the victim outweighs the need for a prison sentence—is not supported by the evidence offered at the sentencing hearing. We agree and reverse.
Schillaci entered an open guilty plea to charges in a number of pending cases: robbery with a weapon...
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